outlive
IPA: aʊtɫˈɪv
verb
- (transitive) To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.
- (transitive) To live through or past (a given time).
- (transitive) To surpass in duration; outlast.
- (intransitive) To live longer; continue to live.
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Examples of "outlive" in Sentences
- The son outlived the father by 64 years.
- It did not outlive the end of the 4th century.
- In the long view, the word will outlive the Senator.
- The throne of Oahu would not outlive that of his grandchildren's.
- The inquiry would eventually outlive the Bjelke Petersen government.
- I hereby predict that the ensuing drahmaz outlive the block duration.
- The confusion between the West and East Indies did not outlive Columbus.
- In the more affluent parts of the world, the women outlive the men on average.
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