outlive
gb/ˌaʊtlˈɪv/ us/ˌaʊtlˈɪv/
B2
Englisch
túlél
VERB
B2
1
túlél
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] outlives [someone]
She outlived her husband by nearly twenty years.
Majdnem húsz évvel túlélte a férjét.
Only two of the original band members outlived the others.
Az eredeti zenekari tagok közül csak ketten élték túl a többieket.
Doctors didn’t expect him to outlive his older brother.
Beispiele für Lernende
My grandmother outlived my grandfather.
A nagymamám túlélte a nagypapámat.
He outlived many of his friends.
Sok barátját túlélte.
Häufiger Fehler:
Don’t confuse with outlast; outlive is mainly used for living things and lifespans.
Bedeutung
live longer than someone
Wortverbindungen
outlive your spouse
|outlive your parents
|outlive your children
|outlive his wife
|outlive her husband
|outlive a sibling
|outlive most of your friends
|outlive your contemporaries
|outlive everyone in the family
|outlive your generation
Synonyme
outlast (More general; can be used for things as well as people.)
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survive (Often focuses on continuing to live after danger, not specifically living longer than someone else.)
Antonyme
predecease (To die before someone else (formal).)
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die before (Plain-language opposite meaning.)
Themen
people
|life_events
|health
Definition
to live longer than another person
To live longer than another person; to be still alive after they have died.
VERB
B2
2
túlél
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
[something] outlives [something]
Her influence outlived her career and shaped the industry for decades.
Hatása túlélte a pályafutását, és évtizedekre meghatározta az iparágat.
The tradition has outlived the empire that created it.
A hagyomány túlélte az azt létrehozó birodalmat.
Some designs outlive the technology they were built for.
Beispiele für Lernende
His books outlived him.
Könyvei túlélték őt.
This style will outlive the trend.
Ez a stílus túl fogja élni ezt a trendet.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may use outlive for any kind of ‘last’; it usually suggests ‘lasting beyond what was expected’ or beyond a related thing (like its creator).
Bedeutung
last longer than something
Wortverbindungen
outlive its creator
|outlive its founder
|outlive its purpose
|outlive a trend
|outlive a fad
|outlive a regime
|outlive the company
|outlive the technology
|outlive the controversy
|outlive the memory of
Synonyme
endure (Emphasizes continuing despite difficulties or time.)
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last (More neutral and general; less of a comparison.)
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outlast (Very close in meaning; often used for things and processes.)
Antonyme
fade (To gradually disappear or lose importance.)
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become obsolete (To stop being useful or relevant (especially for technology or ideas).)
Themen
time
|culture
|society
|business
Definition
to last longer than something else
To continue to exist, be remembered, or remain relevant longer than something else.
VERB
C1
3
túlél
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone/something] outlives [an illness/accident/crisis]
Against all expectations, she outlived the disease by many years.
Minden várakozás ellenére még sok évig élt a betegség után.
Only a few local shops outlived the long recession.
Csak néhány helyi bolt élte túl az elhúzódó recessziót.
He worried he wouldn’t outlive the winter without help.
Beispiele für Lernende
She outlived her illness.
Túlélte a betegségét.
The small business outlived the crisis.
A kisvállalkozás túlélte a válságot.
Häufiger Fehler:
Often sounds more natural with illnesses or crises that were expected to end someone’s life or end a business; otherwise ‘live through’ may be better.
Bedeutung
survive a dangerous time
Wortverbindungen
outlive cancer
|outlive the recession
|outlive the crisis
|outlive the war
|outlive the pandemic
|outlive a serious injury
|outlive a diagnosis
|outlive the downturn
|outlive the famine
|outlive the storm
Synonyme
survive (The most common alternative; less comparative in tone.)
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live through (Highlights experiencing the period rather than exceeding an expected end point.)
Antonyme
succumb (To die or fail because of an illness, injury, or pressure.)
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perish (To die (more formal/literary).)
Themen
health
|risk
|daily_life
|business
Definition
to stay alive (or continue) after something very hard or dangerous
To survive and continue living after a dangerous illness, accident, or difficult period that could have caused death or failure.
Grammatik
Grundform
outlive
IPA
GB/ˌaʊtlˈɪv/
US/ˌaʊtlˈɪv/
Silben & Betonung
out - live (2 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (live)
Wortformen
Verb
- Base: outlive
- 3rd Person Singular: outlives
- Present Participle: outliving
- Past: outlived
Wortfamilie
Forms
outlives
verb
outliving
verb
outlived
verb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
lifeless
adjective B2
Ausdrücke
outlive the hype
1/ˌaʊtlˈɪv ðə hˈaɪp/
fixed phrase
remain good after excitement fades
to stay popular after people stop talking about it
Beispiele
- The game easily outlived the hype and kept a loyal audience for years.
- Many products don’t outlive the hype from their launch.
- The restaurant is busy now, but we’ll see if it outlives the hype.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The movie outlived the hype.
- This phone may not outlive the hype.
outlive the odds
1/ˌaʊtlˈɪv ðə ˈɑdz/
fixed phrase
survive despite low chances
to survive even when it seemed unlikely
Beispiele
- He outlived the odds and celebrated his 90th birthday.
- Several patients outlived the odds thanks to early treatment.
- The startup outlived the odds and became profitable in its third year.
Beispiele für Lernende
- She outlived the odds.
- The company outlived the odds.
outlive your usefulness
1/ˌaʊtlˈɪv jˈʊɹ jˈusfəlnəs/
fixed phrase
no longer be useful
to be old and not useful anymore
Beispiele
- The old filing system has outlived its usefulness.
- Some rules outlive their usefulness and should be updated.
- He felt the role had outlived his usefulness on the team.
Beispiele für Lernende
- This app has outlived its usefulness.
- That rule has outlived its usefulness.
outlive your welcome
1/ˌaʊtlˈɪv jˈʊɹ wˈɛlkəm/
fixed phrase
stay too long; become unwanted
to stay too long and make people annoyed
Beispiele
- We should leave soon—I don’t want to outlive our welcome.
- After a week on their couch, he started to feel he’d outlived his welcome.
- If you keep bringing up that topic, you’ll outlive your welcome here.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Let’s go. We don’t want to outlive our welcome.
- I think I outlived my welcome at their house.