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out·live

 (out-lĭv′)
tr.v. out·lived, out·liv·ing, out·lives
1. To live longer than: She outlived her son.
2. To continue in use or existence long enough to survive (something else): a regulation that has outlived its usefulness.
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outlive

(ˌaʊtˈlɪv)
vb (tr)
1. to live longer than (someone)
2. to live beyond (a date or period): he outlived the century.
3. to live through (an experience)
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out•live

(ˌaʊtˈlɪv)

v.t. -lived, -liv•ing.
1. to live longer than; survive.
2. to outlast; live through.
[1425–75]
syn: See survive.
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outlive


Past participle: outlived
Gerund: outliving

Imperative
outlive
outlive
Present
I outlive
you outlive
he/she/it outlives
we outlive
you outlive
they outlive
Preterite
I outlived
you outlived
he/she/it outlived
we outlived
you outlived
they outlived
Present Continuous
I am outliving
you are outliving
he/she/it is outliving
we are outliving
you are outliving
they are outliving
Present Perfect
I have outlived
you have outlived
he/she/it has outlived
we have outlived
you have outlived
they have outlived
Past Continuous
I was outliving
you were outliving
he/she/it was outliving
we were outliving
you were outliving
they were outliving
Past Perfect
I had outlived
you had outlived
he/she/it had outlived
we had outlived
you had outlived
they had outlived
Future
I will outlive
you will outlive
he/she/it will outlive
we will outlive
you will outlive
they will outlive
Future Perfect
I will have outlived
you will have outlived
he/she/it will have outlived
we will have outlived
you will have outlived
they will have outlived
Future Continuous
I will be outliving
you will be outliving
he/she/it will be outliving
we will be outliving
you will be outliving
they will be outliving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outliving
you have been outliving
he/she/it has been outliving
we have been outliving
you have been outliving
they have been outliving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outliving
you will have been outliving
he/she/it will have been outliving
we will have been outliving
you will have been outliving
they will have been outliving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outliving
you had been outliving
he/she/it had been outliving
we had been outliving
you had been outliving
they had been outliving
Conditional
I would outlive
you would outlive
he/she/it would outlive
we would outlive
you would outlive
they would outlive
Past Conditional
I would have outlived
you would have outlived
he/she/it would have outlived
we would have outlived
you would have outlived
they would have outlived
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.outlive - live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"
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outlive

verb survive, outlast, live on after, endure beyond, remain alive after I'm sure Rose will outlive us all.
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outlive

verb
To live, exist, or remain longer than:
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Translations
sobrevivir a

outlive

[aʊtˈlɪv] VTsobrevivir a
the agreement has outlived its original purposeel acuerdo ha durado más tiempo de lo que se había planeado
she dropped men as soon as they outlived their usefulnessabandonaba a los hombres tan pronto como dejaban de resultarle útiles
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

outlive

[ˌaʊtˈlɪv] vt
[+ person] → survivre à
to outlive its usefulness [institution, organization] → avoir fait son temps
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

outlive

vt
(= live longer than) personüberleben; centuryüberdauern; to have outlived one’s daynicht mehr der/die sein, der/die man einmal war; to have outlived one’s/its usefulnessausgedient haben; (method, system) → sich überlebt haben
(= come safely through) storm etcüberstehen; disgrace etcsich reinigen (können) von (geh), → frei werden von
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

outlive

[ˌaʊtˈlɪv] vtsopravvivere a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

outlive

v. sobrevivir, vivir más que; durar más.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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