outlive

UK: /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ US: /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ ,(out′liv′)

Inflections of 'outlive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

outlives

v 3rd person singular

outliving

v pres p

outlived

v past

outlived

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

out•live /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/   v. [~ + object] , -lived, -liv•ing. 

1. to live longer than;
   survive:
   She outlived all her old classmates.
2. to outlast;
   live through:
   He outlived the war.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

out•live  (out′liv′), v.t., -lived, -liv•ing. 

1. to live longer than;
   survive (a person, period, etc.):
   She outlived her husband by many years.
2. to outlast;
   live or last through:
   The ship outlived the storm. He hopes to outlive the stigma of his imprisonment.

• late Middle English outliven. See out-, live¹ 1425–75

out′liv′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See survive. 

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outlive / ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ verb (transitive)

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