outlasting
present participle ofoutlast
outlast
verb[T]
uk/ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/us/ˌaʊtˈlæst/toliveorexist, or tostayenergeticanddetermined,longerthan anotherpersonor thing:
Theempressoutlasted all herchildren.
The Orioles outlasted theYankees,finallywinning10 to 9.
Synonyms
outlive
survive
Continue & last
- (it's) business as usualidiom
- bash on
- carry(something)on
- cease
- cont.
- contd
- echo
- insist ondoing something
- jag
- keep atsomething
- keepsomeoneat itidiom
- leg
- push ahead
- push on
- run on
- runsomeone/somethingover
- seesomethingout
- soldier
- span
- spin
Examplesofoutlasting
outlasting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The production proved capable ofoutlastingthe original star performer.
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Snow f luttering gentle o'er my empty heart-memory visits-loveoutlastinglife.
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The cortical cell was more depolarized during the reboundoutlastingthe first train than the last one and this activity lasted for a longer period (middle panels).
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The membranous, single layered peridium isoutlastingthe below half.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Punk has lasted a couple of decades, longoutlastingthe proposed club.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He went on to win the first place prize of $890,600,outlastinga 461 player field in his first major live tournament.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has sometimes lapsed, but then returned to life,outlastingimitators in nearly every decade.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The paint is flexible, working with other materials, easy to clean and resistant to water and heat, thusoutlastingall other art media.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He does in fact stay standing for several hours before collapsing,outlastingall but two other contestants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the early minor sonnets he talks about his worksoutlastingtime.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Frenchy does not hesitate to fight to exert his authority, winning byoutlastinghis opponents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She sings that this is a constant in the world, evenoutlastingthe days and years which move forwards.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company remained independent until 1951,outlastingall the other commercial streetcar and cable car operators in the city.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She later returns to the restaurant alone, with the sole mission of taking him home; she succeeds,outlastingnumerous other women who are there for the same purpose.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unusually for such a line, there was both passenger and freight services for most of its existence, with the latteroutlastingthe former by only a year.
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