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title: outlive — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «outlive» in the school dictionary: To live longer than someone else. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# outlive

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**Who acts:** it, rule, tortoises, Women, Grandma, Trees · **What happens:** live, last, keep, go, stop, be · **To what, where:** rule, owners, men, brothers, old law, people

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«outlive» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [outlive in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/outlive.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To live longer than someone else.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:m1:1
# text = To live longer than someone else.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
6	else	else	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | than someone; long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To last longer than something, or to keep going after it has stopped being useful: «The rule has outlived its purpose».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:m2:1
# text = To last longer than something, or to keep going after it has stopped being useful: «The rule has outlived its purpose».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	last	last	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	cop	_	_
16	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	outlived	outlive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
23	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | than something; long *property* | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **stop** | present · perfect | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 5 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | useful *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **outlive** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive |  | the rule |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **purpose** *in a quote* |  | rule |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some tortoises outlive their owners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:x1:1
# text = Some tortoises outlive their owners.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	tortoises	tortoise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	outlive	outlive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	owners	owner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outlive** | present | some tortoises | tortoises's owners |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Women often outlive men.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:x2:1
# text = Women often outlive men.
1	Women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	outlive	outlive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outlive** | present | Women | men |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma outlived all her brothers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:x3:1
# text = Grandma outlived all her brothers.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	outlived	outlive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outlive** | past | Grandma | Grandma's brothers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This old law has outlived its usefulness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:x4:1
# text = This old law has outlived its usefulness.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	outlived	outlive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	usefulness	usefulness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outlive** | present · perfect · passive |  | this old law |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Trees can outlive the people who plant them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:x5:1
# text = Trees can outlive the people who plant them.
1	Trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	outlive	outlive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	plant	plant	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **outlive** | can | Trees | the people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plant** | present | the people | people |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She was old and bent then; for fifty years had passed and she had outlived them all.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:outlive:x6:1
# text = She was old and bent then; for fifty years had passed and she had outlived them all.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	bent	bent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	outlived	outlive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pass** | past · perfect | She *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **outlive** | past · perfect · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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