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.

Verb forms

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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

From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live.

outliven Middle English

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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