outlive

[out-liv]

verb (used with object)

outlived, outliving 

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.

outlive

/ ˌaʊtˈlɪv /

verb

1. to live longer than (someone)

2. to live beyond (a date or period)

   he outlived the century

3. to live through (an experience)

Other Word Forms

• outliver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outlive¹

First recorded in 1425–75, outlive is from the late Middle English word outliven. See out-, live ¹

Synonym Study

See survive.

Example Sentences

Even the very wealthy fret over everything from strained family dynamics and outliving their savings to the specter of inflation and the prospect of missing the next big investment trend.

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More: ‘Be more concerned with outliving inflation than Social Security’: I went back to work at 61.

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People need to be more concerned with outliving inflation than Social Security.

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As a result, Milan said he has hiked the amount he models for inflation projections, so that retirees don’t outlive their savings.

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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.

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