Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.

    überleben

    пережи́тьperežítʹ, переживатьpereživatʹ

    live longer than

  2. (transitive)To live through or past (a given time).

  3. (transitive)To surpass in duration; outlast.

  4. (intransitive)To live longer; continue to live.

Examples

51 sentences
  1. I wonder why women outlive men.

    Я міркую над тим, чому жінки живуть довше чоловіків.

    ruЯ задаюсь вопросом, почему женщины живут дольше мужчин.

    deIch wüsste gerne, warum Frauen länger als Männer leben.

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  2. Tom outlived all of his children.

    Том пережив усіх своїх дітей.

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  3. Tom will outlive all of us.

    Том нас усіх переживе.

    ruТом нас всех переживёт.

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  4. I always thought Tom would outlive me.

    Я завжди думав, що Том мене переживе.

    ruЯ всегда думала, что Том меня переживёт.

    deIch dachte immer, Tom würde mich überleben.

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  5. Wives usually outlive husbands.

    Дружини, як правило, переживають своїх чоловіків.

    ruЖёны обычно живут дольше мужей.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to live longer than:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to live longer than:

Origin

From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live.

From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live.

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Forms

outlives, outliving, outlived, outlived
Base formoutlive · to outlive
3rd person singularoutlives
Present participleoutliving
Past simpleoutlived
Past participleoutlived

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoutlive
he, she, itoutlives

Past simpleLesson

all personsoutlived

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave outlived
he, she, ithas outlived

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill outlive

Synonyms

2 synonyms
live longer than:surviveA2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
live longer than:predecease

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoutliver

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
outlive — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto