Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overlive
Participle: overlived
Gerund: overliving
Indicative
Present
| I | overlive |
| you | overlive |
| he;she;it | overlives |
| we | overlive |
| you | overlive |
| they | overlive |
Perfect
| I | have overlived |
| you | have overlived |
| he;she;it | has overlived |
| we | have overlived |
| you | have overlived |
| they | have overlived |
Past
| I | overlived |
| you | overlived |
| he;she;it | overlived |
| we | overlived |
| you | overlived |
| they | overlived |
Pluperfect
| I | had overlived |
| you | had overlived |
| he;she;it | had overlived |
| we | had overlived |
| you | had overlived |
| they | had overlived |
Future
| I | will overlive |
| you | will overlive |
| he;she;it | will overlive |
| we | will overlive |
| you | will overlive |
| they | will overlive |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overlived |
| you | will have overlived |
| he;she;it | will have overlived |
| we | will have overlived |
| you | will have overlived |
| they | will have overlived |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overlive |
| you | overlive |
| he;she;it | overlive |
| we | overlive |
| you | overlive |
| they | overlive |
Perfect
| I | have overlived |
| you | have overlived |
| he;she;it | have overlived |
| we | have overlived |
| you | have overlived |
| they | have overlived |
Imperfect
| I | overlived |
| you | overlived |
| he;she;it | overlived |
| we | overlived |
| you | overlived |
| they | overlived |
Pluperfect
| I | had overlived |
| you | had overlived |
| he;she;it | had overlived |
| we | had overlived |
| you | had overlived |
| they | had overlived |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overlive |
| you | would overlive |
| he;she;it | would overlive |
| we | would overlive |
| you | would overlive |
| they | would overlive |
Perfect
| I | would have overlived |
| you | would have overlived |
| he;she;it | would have overlived |
| we | would have overlived |
| you | would have overlived |
| they | would have overlived |
Imperative
| you | overlive |
| we | Let's overlive |
| you | overlive |
Verbs conjugated like 'overlive'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'overlive'
everlive,
overgive,
overlave,
overlie,
overlime,
overline,
overlove,
overbide,
overcite,
overdrive,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English overliven, from Old English oferlibban (“to survive”), equivalent to over- + live. Cognate with Dutch overleven (“to survive”), German überleben (“to survive, outlive”), Swedish överleva (“to survive, outlive, outlast”). See: Old English '
oferlibban', Dutch '
overleven', German, old spelling '
überleben', Swedish '
överleva'.
Sample Sentences
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[M]y disease cannot survive me, I may overlive it. [1624, John Donne, Meditation VII:]
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"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!" [1891, Charlotte M. Yonge, chapter 31, in Unknown to History: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland:]
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Why do I overlive?
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Why am I mocked with death, and lengthened out
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to deathless pain? [1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:]
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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. [1909, “"How Can He Do It?"”, in Notions and Fancy Goods, volume 43, page 30:]