outlive
/aʊtˈlɪv/ verb B2- To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.
- To live through or past (a given time).
- To surpass in duration; outlast.
- To live longer; continue to live.
He/she/it outlives · Past outlived · Past participle outlived · -ing form outliving
Verb forms
- Base form
- outlive
- He/she/it
- outlives
- Past
- outlived
- Past participle
- outlived
- -ing form
- outliving
From the library
Darcy himself; but whenever she did catch a glimpse she saw an expression of general complaisance, and in all that he said, she heard an accent so far removed from _hauteur_ or disdain of his companions, as convinced her that the improvement of manners which she had yesterday witnessed, however temporary its existence might prove, had at least outlived one day.
I think he must have made an agreement with death to outlive all his heirs, and he appears likely to succeed.
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