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   survive

   /səˈvʌɪv/

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   • 1. continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship: "against all odds the child survived" Similar remain alivelivesustain oneselfcling to lifepull throughget throughhold onhold outmake itkeep body and soul togethercontinueremainlastpersistendurelive onpersevereabidego onkeep oncarry onstay aroundlingerbe extantexistbe
   • ▪ continue to live or exist in spite of (an accident or ordeal): "he has survived several assassination attempts"
   • ▪ remain alive after the death of (a particular person): "he was survived by his wife and six children" Similar outliveoutlastlive (on) afterlive longer thanremain alive after
   • ▪ manage to keep going in difficult circumstances: "she had to work day and night and survive on two hours' sleep"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- ‘in addition’ + vivere ‘live’.

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   What does survive mean?

   • 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.

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   What does it mean to survive a death?

   • Survive usually means to succeed in keeping alive against odds, to live after some event that has threatened one: to survive an automobile accident. It is also used of living longer than another person (usually a relative), but, today, mainly in the passive, as in the fixed expression: The deceased is survived by his wife and children.

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   What is the difference between survive and outlive?

   • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SYNONYMS 1. persist, succeed. survive, outlive refer to remaining alive longer than someone else or after some event. survive usually means to succeed in keeping alive against odds, to live after some event that has threatened one: to survive an automobile accident.

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   What does it mean to survive a car accident?

   • Survive, outlive refer to remaining alive longer than someone else or after some event. Survive usually means to succeed in keeping alive against odds, to live after some event that has threatened one: to survive an automobile accident.

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   What does it mean if you survive in difficult circumstances?

   • [VERB noun] If you survive in difficult circumstances, you manage to live or continue in spite of them and do not let them affect you very much. ...people who are struggling to survive without jobs. [VERB] Where once she had been totally self-sufficient, she now had to survive on income support. [VERB on noun]

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   What happens if a person survives a dangerous situation?

   • If a person or living thing survives in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die. They battled to survive in icy seas for over four hours. [VERB] Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will survive. [VERB] Drugs that dissolve blood clots can help people survive heart attacks. [VERB noun]

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   to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation: The baby was born with a heart problem and only survived for a few hours. These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.

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     to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close...

   • Znaczenie Survive, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     survive definicja: 1. to continue to live or exist,...

   • Survive in Simplified Chinese

     SURVIVE translate: 继续生存，存活;（尤指）幸存, 比（尤指家人）活得长. Learn more in...

   • Survive: Arabic Translation

     SURVIVE translate: يَنْجو. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Survive: Korean Translation

     SURVIVE translate: 살아남다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Survive: Thai Translation

     SURVIVE translate: รอดตาย, มีชีวิตสืบต่อ. Learn more in the...

   • Survive: Indonesian Translation

     survive translate: tetap hidup, hidup lebih lama. Learn more...

   • Survive: German Translation

     SURVIVE translate: überleben, überleben. Learn more in the...

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   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.

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   The meaning of SURVIVE is to remain alive or in existence : live on. How to use survive in a sentence.

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   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.

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   to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation: The baby was born with a heart problem and only survived for a few hours. These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.

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   [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.

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    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.”