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- Dictionarysurvive/səˈvʌɪv/
verb
- 1. continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship: "against all odds the child survived" Similar
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SURVIVE definition: 1. to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after…. Learn more.
Survive definition: to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live. See examples of SURVIVE used in a sentence.
The meaning of SURVIVE is to remain alive or in existence : live on. How to use survive in a sentence.
To survive something is to live through it or endure it. You can survive a car accident, or you can survive your little brother's four-hour violin recital. The verb survive is from the Latin word supervivere, “live beyond,” or “live longer than.”
1. to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live. Few survived after the holocaust. 2. to remain or continue in existence or use. Ancient farming methods still survive in the Middle East.
SURVIVE meaning: 1. to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after…. Learn more.
[transitive] to continue to live or exist despite a dangerous event or time. survive something Her 5-year-old son miraculously survived the crash. He only survived the attack because he was wearing body armour. Many birds didn't survive the severe winter. The company managed to survive the crisis.
to continue to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc: He was born with a heart problem and only survived ten days. No one survived the plane crash. Fewer examples. The doctors said her condition was critical and she might not survive. Given the force of the explosion, it's a miracle they survived.
1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years. 2. To live, persist, or remain usable through: plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall. 3. To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after: survived child abuse.
Survive definition: to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live. See examples of SURVIVE used in a sentence.
