outlive
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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.
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)
out•live
(ˌaʊtˈlɪv)v.t. -lived, -liv•ing.
1. to live longer than; survive.
2. to outlast; live through.
[1425–75]
syn: See survive.
outlive
Past participle: outlived
Gerund: outliving
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Verb | 1. | outlive - live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" |
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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
outlive
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(= 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
outlive
v. sobrevivir, vivir más que; durar más.