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Past tense of outlast

regular verb

The past tense of outlast is outlasted. The past participle is also outlasted.

Forms of outlast

Base form (V1)outlast /ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/
Past tense (V2)outlasted
Past participle (V3)outlasted
Present participleoutlasting
Third person singularoutlasts

Outlasted in a sentence

  • The tool outlasted its need.
  • German pundits called her Merkelvellian when she outsmarted, isolated or just outlasted anyone who might mount a challenge to her.2015 December 9, “Person of the Year: Angela Merkel”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2018. From the entry Merkelvellian
  • Ozeki Terunofuji (4-2) outlasted top-ranked maegashira Tochiozan (0-6), while New Year champion Kotoshogiku saw off sekiwake Okinoumi (1-5) with a watashikomi thigh-grabbing pushdown to level his mark at 3-3.2016 November 18, “Goeido, Hakuho fall; Kakuryu still unbeaten”, in The Japan Times. From the entry watashikomi

Meaning of outlast

  1. verb To live, last or remain longer than.

Full definition of outlast

Questions about the past tense of outlast

What is the past tense of outlast?
The past tense of outlast is outlasted.
What is the past participle of outlast?
The past participle of outlast is outlasted.
Is outlast a regular or irregular verb?
Outlast is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: outlast (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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