OUTLIVE


Meaning of OUTLIVE in English

out ‧ live /aʊtˈlɪv/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ live , ↑ outlive , ↑ relive , ↑ liven , ↑ up ; adjective : ↑ live , ↑ lively , ↑ living , ↑ liveable ; noun : ↑ liveliness , ↑ living , ↑ livelihood ; adverb : ↑ live ]

1 . to remain alive after someone else has died:

She outlived her husband by 20 years.

2 . to continue to exist after something else has ended or disappeared ⇨ outlast :

Good books have a way of outliving those who want to ban them.

3 . outlive its/your usefulness to become no longer useful:

The docks have outlived their usefulness.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.