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Definition of "outlived" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of outlive. (verb)

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Use "outlived" in a sentence
  • "In the latter two cases, the terms outlived the incumbents, as Quisenberry was dead from scarlet fever and Darey hit by lightning while woodcock shooting before the reservoir was half full."
  • "The value of de Kooning's paintings was also really helped by the fact that he "outlived" most of his competitors."
  • "And even an org could be regenerated if one had 'outlived' its usefulness or gotten too bad a name for itself.)"