Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense outlives, present participle outliving, past tense, past participle outlived
verb
If one person outlives another, they are still alive after the second person has died. If one thing outlives another thing, the first thing continues to exist after the second has disappeared or been replaced.
I'm sure Rose will outlive many of us. [VERB noun]
The U.N. is an organisation which has long since outlived its usefulness. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: survive, outlast, live on after, endure beyond More Synonyms of outlive
outlive in British English
(ˌaʊtˈlɪv)
verb(transitive)
1.
to live longer than (someone)
2.
to live beyond (a date or period)
he outlived the century
3.
to live through (an experience)
outlive in American English
(ˌaʊtˈlɪv)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoutˈlived or ˌoutˈliving
1.
to live or endure longer than
2.
to live through; outlast
Examples of 'outlive' in a sentence
outlive
They have also outlived many of their contemporaries.
The Sun (2013)
They have long since outlived their usefulness.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Her dependence on me has long outlived mine on her.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He has outlived many of his contemporaries but survival has come at a price.
The Sun (2008)
These coins have long outlived their usefulness and simply weigh down our pockets and purses.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The narrow inflation target has outlived its usefulness.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The organization had outlived its usefulness.
Christianity Today (2000)
What is it like to have outlived so many of one's contemporaries?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
But you're going to outlive me by many a long year.
Elizabeth Gaskell North and South (1855)
The defences have outlived their usefulness - quite literally.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Once they have outlived their usefulness, they disappear.
The Sun (2007)
By the early 1930s grand juries were generally agreed to have outlived their usefulness.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But now that horses have quite obviously outlived their usefulness, we have failed to let them go.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I had long outlived such oceanic appeals.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This visible security was intended to dissuade attacks and reassure visitors, but it has long outlived its usefulness.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Elderly women do not fare so well, since women typically outlive men in American society.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
At 75 he has outlived many actors - and acted better than lots of them.
The Sun (2007)
In other languages
outlive
British English: outlive VERB
If one person outlives another, they are still alive after the second person has died. If one thing outlives another thing, the first thing continues to exist after the second has disappeared or been replaced.
I'm sure she will outlive many of us.
American English: outlive
Brazilian Portuguese: sobreviver a
Chinese: 比…活得长
European Spanish: sobrevivir a
French: survivre à
German: überleben
Italian: sopravvivere a
Japanese: ～より長生きする
Korean: ~보다 오래 살다남다
European Portuguese: sobreviver a
Latin American Spanish: sobrevivir a
(verb)
Definition
to live beyond (a date or period)
I'm sure Rose will outlive us all.
Synonyms
survive
She survived her partner by twenty years.
outlast
Naturally dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms.
live on after
endure beyond
remain alive after
Additional synonyms
in the sense of outlast
Definition
to last longer than
Naturally dried flowers will outlast a bouquet of fresh blooms.