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Survive

//sɚˈvaɪv// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. intransitive

    "Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived."

  2. 2
    support oneself wordnet
  3. 3
    Of an object or concept, to continue to exist. intransitive

    "This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives."

  4. 4
    continue to live and avoid dying wordnet
  5. 5
    To live past (a life-threatening event) transitive

    "Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash."

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  1. 6
    live longer than wordnet
  2. 7
    To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something). transitive

    "his children survived him;   he was survived by his children"

  3. 8
    continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) wordnet
  4. 9
    To be a victim of nonfatal but substantial harm and nonetheless to display the strength to heal; especially, after a crime or an illness, especially sexual or physical abuse or assault, cancer, or a natural disaster. intransitive

    "I just know you'll get through this, because that's what survivors like you do: they not only survive but thrive."

  5. 10
    Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league. intransitive

    "They narrowly survived, but the heat is on."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman survivre, Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervivere (“to outlive”), from Latin super (“over”) + vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”). See vivid. Compare devive, revive.

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