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outlive

[ out-liv ]

verb (used with object)

outlived, outliving.
  1. to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.):

    She outlived her husband by many years.

  2. to outlast; live or last through:

    The ship outlived the storm. He hopes to outlive the stigma of his imprisonment.



outlive

/ ËŒ²¹ÊŠ³Ùˈ±ôɪ±¹ /

verb

  1. to live longer than (someone)
  2. to live beyond (a date or period)

    he outlived the century

  3. to live through (an experience)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùl¾±±¹î€½Ä°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of outlive1

First recorded in 1425–75, outlive is from the late Middle English word outliven. See out-, live 1
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Synonym Study

See survive.
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Example Sentences

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His hard work grinding good-faith governance efforts to a halt will far outlive any other aspect of his storied career.

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On the new right, they would say it simply doesn't work, that it's outlived its purpose.

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For Braithwaite, who read a lot of William Blake's poetry during the recording of The Bad Fire, there's something alluring about the prospect of art outliving its creator.

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She was a small-framed, firecracker of a woman, and no matter who is telling us about her, the fact that she outlived three husbands is always included.

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No major foreign leader is expected — at age 100, he outlived all those he interacted with.

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