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out·live
(out-lĭv′)tr.v. out·lived, out·liv·ing, out·lives
1. To live longer than: She outlived her son.
2. To continue in use or existence long enough to survive (something else): a regulation that has outlived its usefulness.
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outlive
(ˌaʊtˈlɪv)vb (tr)
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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out•live
(ˌaʊtˈlɪv)v.t. -lived, -liv•ing.
1. to live longer than; survive.
2. to outlast; live through.
[1425–75]
syn: See survive.
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outlive
Past participle: outlived
Gerund: outliving
| Imperative |
|---|
| outlive |
| outlive |
| Present |
|---|
| I outlive |
| you outlive |
| he/she/it outlives |
| we outlive |
| you outlive |
| they outlive |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I outlived |
| you outlived |
| he/she/it outlived |
| we outlived |
| you outlived |
| they outlived |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am outliving |
| you are outliving |
| he/she/it is outliving |
| we are outliving |
| you are outliving |
| they are outliving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have outlived |
| you have outlived |
| he/she/it has outlived |
| we have outlived |
| you have outlived |
| they have outlived |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was outliving |
| you were outliving |
| he/she/it was outliving |
| we were outliving |
| you were outliving |
| they were outliving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had outlived |
| you had outlived |
| he/she/it had outlived |
| we had outlived |
| you had outlived |
| they had outlived |
| Future |
|---|
| I will outlive |
| you will outlive |
| he/she/it will outlive |
| we will outlive |
| you will outlive |
| they will outlive |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have outlived |
| you will have outlived |
| he/she/it will have outlived |
| we will have outlived |
| you will have outlived |
| they will have outlived |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be outliving |
| you will be outliving |
| he/she/it will be outliving |
| we will be outliving |
| you will be outliving |
| they will be outliving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been outliving |
| you have been outliving |
| he/she/it has been outliving |
| we have been outliving |
| you have been outliving |
| they have been outliving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been outliving |
| you will have been outliving |
| he/she/it will have been outliving |
| we will have been outliving |
| you will have been outliving |
| they will have been outliving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been outliving |
| you had been outliving |
| he/she/it had been outliving |
| we had been outliving |
| you had been outliving |
| they had been outliving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would outlive |
| you would outlive |
| he/she/it would outlive |
| we would outlive |
| you would outlive |
| they would outlive |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have outlived |
| you would have outlived |
| he/she/it would have outlived |
| we would have outlived |
| you would have outlived |
| they would have outlived |
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outlive
verb survive, outlast, live on after, endure beyond, remain alive after I'm sure Rose will outlive us all.
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outlive
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Translations
sobrevivir a
outlive
[aʊtˈlɪv] VT → sobrevivir athe agreement has outlived its original purpose → el acuerdo ha durado más tiempo de lo que se había planeado
she dropped men as soon as they outlived their usefulness → abandonaba a los hombres tan pronto como dejaban de resultarle útiles
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
outlive
vt
(= live longer than) person → überleben ; century → überdauern ; to have outlived one’s day → nicht mehr der/die sein, der/die man einmal war; to have outlived one’s/its usefulness → ausgedient haben; (method, system) → sich überlebt haben
(= come safely through) storm etc → überstehen ; disgrace etc → sich reinigen (können) von (geh), → frei werden von
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
outlive
v. sobrevivir, vivir más que; durar más.
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