What does outlast mean?
Outlast means (transitive) To live, last or remain longer than..
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/ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/ · verb
(transitive) To live, last or remain longer than..
The tool outlasted its need.
Some think that classical music would outlast pop.
At the time of writing the halts have been reprieved due to doubts as to the legality of the withdrawal of services. It is feared that this reprieve may not outlast the summer timetable which, on the section in question, provides only a skeleton of the former service.
Use outlast when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Outlast means (transitive) To live, last or remain longer than..
Common synonyms include survive, outlive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The tool outlasted its need.
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