outlive
verb (used with object)
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.).
has outlived
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present perfectof outlive (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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One of Zealand’s longest-term clients is a small-business owner who has a terminal diagnosis but has outlived the original prognosis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Critics say it has outlived its usefulness, as today’s media landscape offers a cornucopia of platforms unknown in 1920s America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Mrs Caterham has outlived her two daughters Gem and Anne.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
Sure, “it was amusing for a while to watch celebrities squirm in trying to say the right thing when asked about being a nepo baby,” Joe Berkowitz writes—but the idea has outlived its usefulness.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2024
It is a mistake to put in such a position any man who has outlived his public spirit and energy.
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Arthur Elmore Bostwick
