outlive

aʊtˈlɪv

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Definition of outlive - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

durationlive longer than someone or something

She hopes to outlive her pet cat.

outlast

survive

existencecontinue to exist after something else ends

The legend will outlive the man.

endure

survive

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outlive one's usefulness

become no longer needed or effective

The old computer has outlived its usefulness.

Origin of outlive

Old English, ut (out) + libban (live)

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survive

outlive

live longer than someone else

outwear

survival

survive or outlive longer than others

heir apparent

monarchy

person who will inherit if they outlive the current holder

Examples of outlive in a sentence

The tree is expected to outlive the building.
The building will outlive its original purpose.
These traditions outlive the generations that started them.

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French:survivre, durer, ...
German:überleben, fortbestehen, ...
Italian:sopravvivere, ...
Spanish:vivir más que, sobrevivir, ...
Portuguese:viver mais, sobreviver, ...
Chinese:比...活得更久, 比...长寿, ...
Japanese:長生きする, 超えて生き続ける, ...
Arabic:عاشَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ, بَقِيَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲרִיךְ יָמִים יוֹתֵר מִ, לִשְׂרוֹד אֶת, ...
Russian:переживать, ...
Ukrainian:пережити, ...
Hindi:से अधिक जीना, अधिक समय तक जीवित रहना, ...
Bengali:বেশি দিন বাঁচা, অস্তিত্ব থাকা, ...
Catalan:sobreviure a, sobreviure, ...
Czech:přežít, přetrvat, ...
Danish:overleve, ...
Dutch:overleven, blijven bestaan, ...
Greek:επιζώ, διαρκώ, ...
Hungarian:túlélni, fennmaradni, ...
Khmer:រស់យូរជាង, នៅសល់ក្រោយ, ...
Korean:오래 살다, 오래 남다, ...
Persian:بیشتر از کسی یا چیزی عمر کردن, بیش از چیزی زنده ماند, ...
Polish:przeżyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobreviver a, sobreviver, ...
Romanian:a trăi mai mult, a continua să existe, ...
Swedish:överleva, bestå längre än, ...
Thai:มีชีวิตยืนยาวกว่า, คงอยู่ต่อไป, ...
Turkish:daha uzun yaşamak, var olmak, ...
Vietnamese:sống lâu hơn, tồn tại lâu hơn, ...

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