Survive definition
To remain alive or in existence.
verb
To continue living or existing, as after an event or after another's death.
verb
Survive is defined as to live beyond or remain alive in spite of something.
An example of survive is someone living through a major plane crash.
verb
To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere.
Families that were surviving in tents after the flood.
verb
To remain functional or usable.
I dropped the radio, but it survived.
verb
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To live, persist, or remain usable through.
Plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall.
verb
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To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after.
Survived child abuse.
verb
To live longer than; outlive.
She survived her husband by five years.
verb
To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive.
verb
To continue to live after or in spite of.
To survive a wreck.
verb
Origin of survive
- Middle English surviven from Old French sourvivre from Latin supervīvere super- super- vīvere to live gwei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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