outlive

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.
  2. (transitive) To live through or past (a given time).
  3. (transitive) To surpass in duration; outlast.
  4. (intransitive) To live longer; continue to live.

Translations

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/aʊtˈlɪv/
Etymology

In summary

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

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