outlive B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ UK /aʊtˈlɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #22996 Meanings 1 verb To live longer than someone else. She outlived her husband by twenty years. 2 verb To last or remain useful longer than something. The old machine outlived all the newer models. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to live longer than someone... survive 2 verb · to last or remain useful... outlast ↔ Opposites predecease Word family Forms outlivedoutlivesoutliving Derived forms outliver Etymology AI details From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live. outliven Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outlive **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /aʊtˈlɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 22996 ## Meanings 1. To live longer than someone else. 2. To last or remain useful longer than something. ## Examples - She outlived her husband by twenty years. - The old machine outlived all the newer models. ## Antonyms - predecease ## Derived Forms - outliver ## Roots and Affixes - Root: outliven ## Etymology From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live. ## AI Etymology Outlive comes from Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live. Modern senses include to live longer than someone else and to last or remain useful longer than something. The wider word family includes derivatives such as outliver. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown