outlive

American  

[out-liv] / ˌaʊtˈlɪv /

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.

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outlive British  

/ 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)

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Related Words

See survive.

Other Word Forms

• outliver noun

Etymology

Origin of outlive

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

Example Sentences

My stepsister raised concerns with her father that if one spouse outlived the other, the surviving spouse could change the trust.

From MarketWatch

But Adams outlived that prediction, livestreaming from his hospital bed during a stay for radiation treatment before Christmas and picking up again from his bed at home after that.

From Los Angeles Times

“A ghost is a hunger, one so strong it outlives the body.”

From Literature

But many of them have outlived the emergency that triggered them, leading to the unfortunate realities that define today’s market.

From Barron's

Annuities, bond ladders and market portfolios each solve different retirement challenges, but only annuities insure longevity risk, or the risk of outliving one’s savings.

From The Wall Street Journal