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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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[ T ] to continue to live after someone, especially a member of your family, has died: He is survived by his wife and four children. Fewer examples. There's only a fifty-fifty chance that she'll survive the operation. Friendless and jobless, he wondered how he would survive the year ahead.
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.
[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.
1. : to remain alive after the death of. he is survived by his wife. 2. : to continue to exist or live after. survived the earthquake. 3. : to continue to function or prosper despite : withstand. they survived many hardships. survivor. sər-ˈvī-vər. noun. Synonyms. ride (out) weather.
[ T ] to continue to live after someone, especially a member of your family, has died: He is survived by his wife and four children. Fewer examples. There's only a fifty-fifty chance that she'll survive the operation. Friendless and jobless, he wondered how he would survive the year ahead.
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.
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.
To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To remain functional or usable. I dropped the radio, but it survived. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (5) Synonyms: subsist. live. exist. outlast. outlive. hold out. hold up. go. live-on. endure.
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.
