outlive
verb (used with object)
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.).
have outlived
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present perfectof outlive.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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Many of the machines themselves have outlived generations of owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
But many of them have outlived the emergency that triggered them, leading to the unfortunate realities that define today’s market.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
The picture about two affable bandits who have outlived their time became the highest-grossing Western in motion picture history and highlighted the duo’s near-perfect comic timing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
“Maybe it is too late. Perhaps I have outlived my religious feel- • » ing. “My own comes only at night.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
