Overlive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /oʊvəɹˈlɪv/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overlive is a verb meaning (transitive) To survive; to live past.
Meaning
(transitive) To survive; to live past.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To outlive; live longer than.
- (intransitive) To live too long.
- (intransitive) To live too fast, too luxuriously, or too actively.
Example Sentences
[M]y disease cannot survive me, I may overlive it.
Why do I overlive? Why am I mocked with death, and lengthened out to deathless pain?
"Her Majesty's life will never be safe for a moment while she lives; and what would become of us all did she overlive the Queen!"
The misguided youngsters are yachting, attending the races, playing the "stage Johnny," automobiling, playing poker for high stakes, overliving at home, on expensive shopping tours, attending box parties to the theatre, visiting high-priced restaurants, etc., etc.
Word Forms
- overlives
- overliving
- overlived
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outlive, survive, outsurvive, supervive, outlast, live.
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