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survive
[ser-vahyv]
verb (used without object)
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.
Synonyms: ,to remain or continue in existence or use.
Ancient farming methods still survive in the Middle East.
to get along or remain healthy, happy, and unaffected in spite of some occurrence.
She's surviving after the divorce.
verb (used with object)
to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of.
His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
to endure or live through (an affliction, adversity, misery, etc.).
She's survived two divorces.
survive
/ əˈɪ /
verb
(tr) to live after the death of (another)
he survived his wife by 12 years
to continue in existence or use after (a passage of time, an adversity, etc)
informalto endure (something)
I don't know how I survive such an awful job
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-surviving adjective
- unsurvived adjective
- unsurviving adjective
- ܰˈ adjective
- ܰˌˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of survive1
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Example Sentences
Brown's son Jake, now 18, arrived and he was also attacked, but survived.
The famous theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2016 at age 76, is an example of someone who survived for 55 years with the disease after being diagnosed at age 21.
A source told the outlet Allman is “receiving the best care possible” and “lucky to have survived.”
They survived a sustained US bombing campaign earlier this year, and were able to bring down several US Reaper drones with short range ground-to-air missiles.
Even if the Supreme Court ultimately rules in favor of Tennessee, she added, the LGBTQ+ community has survived these attacks before — and reversed them.
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