Definition of outlive
transitive verb
1 : to live beyond or longer than outlived most of his friends outlive its usefulness
2 : to survive the effects of universities … outlive many political and social changes — J. B. Conant
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Examples of outlive in a Sentence
No mother wants to outlive her children.
He outlived his wife by 10 years.
Recent Examples of outlive from the Web
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The justices recognize their decisions will long outlive Donald J. Trump.
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Unfortunately, some of the patients outlive the caregivers because the caregivers don’t necessarily take care of themselves.
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Omar, however, has outlived even Osama bin Laden, and his political career may make a comeback.
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First Known Use of outlive
15th century
OUTLIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of outlive for English Language Learners
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: to live longer than (someone)
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: to continue to exist longer than (something) : to outlast (something)
OUTLIVE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of outlive for Students
outlived
;outliving
: to live or last longer than That rule has outlived its usefulness.
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