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

You have probably heard of the “4% rule,” which is that if you are retired and withdraw 4% annually from your savings — assuming it is reasonably invested — you most likely won’t outlive your money.

From MarketWatch

Holbein, Ms. Goldring writes, was always able to “distance himself from patrons who had outlived their usefulness.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He never had to wonder whether he would outlive his income.

From MarketWatch

Though Aunt Maud had always maintained she was not long for this world, she outlived all her generation.

From Literature

You are two years older than your wife, and women tend to outlive men by around five to six years.

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