Definitions for outlastˌaʊtˈlæst, -ˈlɑst

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

out•lastˌaʊtˈlæst, -ˈlɑst(v.t.)

  1. to endure or last longer than.

  2. to live longer than; outlive.

Origin of outlast:

1565–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outlive, outlast, survive(verb)

    live longer than

    "She outlived her husband by many years"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. outlast(verb)ˌaʊtˈlæst, -ˈlɑst

    to last longer than

    His music has outlasted most of his contemporaries.

Wiktionary

  1. outlast(Verb)

    to live, last or remain longer than something else

    Some think that classical music will outlast pop.


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