sur·vive (s r-v v )v. sur·vived, sur·viv·ing, sur·vives v.intr. 1. To remain alive or in existence. 2. To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere: families that were surviving in tents after the flood. 3. To remain functional or usable: I dropped the radio, but it survived. v.tr. 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. [Middle English surviven, from Old French sourvivre, from Latin superv vere : super-, super- + vvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]sur·vi vor n. |
survive [səˈvaɪv]
vb
1. (tr) to live after the death of (another) he survived his wife by 12 years
2. to continue in existence or use after (a passage of time, an adversity, etc.)
3. Informal to endure (something) I don't know how I survive such an awful job
[from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere, from super- + vīvere to live]
survivable adj
survivability n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | survive - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" live, be - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" subsist, exist, survive, live - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" hold water, stand up, hold up - resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" perennate - survive from season to season, of plants live out - live out one's life; live to the end |
| 2. | survive - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" | |
| 3. | survive - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" breathe - be alive; "Every creature that breathes" freewheel, drift - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" | |
| 4. | survive - live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" |
survive
verb
1. remain alive, live, pull through, last, exist, live on, endure, hold out, subsist, keep body and soul together (informal), be extant, fight for your life, keep your head above water Drugs that dissolve blood clots can help heart-attack victims survive.
Translations
survive [səˈvaɪv]
A. VI
1. (= remain alive, in existence) [person, species] → sobrevivir; [painting, building, manuscript] → conservarse; [custom] → pervivir
not one of the passengers survived → no sobrevivió ninguno de los pasajeros
he survived on nuts for several weeks → logró sobrevivir durante varias semanas comiendo nueces
he survived to the age of 83 → vivió hasta los 83 años
only two of his paintings survive → sólo se conservan dos de sus cuadros
not one of the passengers survived → no sobrevivió ninguno de los pasajeros
he survived on nuts for several weeks → logró sobrevivir durante varias semanas comiendo nueces
he survived to the age of 83 → vivió hasta los 83 años
only two of his paintings survive → sólo se conservan dos de sus cuadros
2. (= cope) → sobrevivir
people struggling to survive without jobs → gente luchando para sobrevivir sin trabajo
I'll survive! → ¡de ésta no me muero!, ¡sobreviviré!
Jim survives on £65 a fortnight → Jim se las arregla para vivir con 65 libras a la quincena
people struggling to survive without jobs → gente luchando para sobrevivir sin trabajo
I'll survive! → ¡de ésta no me muero!, ¡sobreviviré!
Jim survives on £65 a fortnight → Jim se las arregla para vivir con 65 libras a la quincena
B. VT
1. (= outlive) [+ person] → sobrevivir a
she will probably survive me by many years → probablemente me sobreviva por muchos años → probablemente viva muchos más años que yo
he is survived by a wife and two sons → deja una mujer y dos hijos
she will probably survive me by many years → probablemente me sobreviva por muchos años → probablemente viva muchos más años que yo
he is survived by a wife and two sons → deja una mujer y dos hijos
2. (= not die in) [+ accident, illness, war] → sobrevivir a
he survived a heart attack → sobrevivió a un ataque al corazón
he survived being struck by lightning → sobrevivió tras haberle caído un rayo
he survived a heart attack → sobrevivió a un ataque al corazón
he survived being struck by lightning → sobrevivió tras haberle caído un rayo
3. (= cope with) → aguantar, sobrellevar
I couldn't survive the day without breakfast → no podría aguantar or sobrellevar el día sin desayunar
I couldn't survive the day without breakfast → no podría aguantar or sobrellevar el día sin desayunar
survive [sərˈvaɪv]
vi
(= continue to live) [person, species] → survivre
vt
[+ accident, crash, illness, attack, bad experience] → survivre à
(= live longer than) [+ person] → survivre à
survive
vi (person, animal etc) → überleben, am Leben bleiben; (in job) → sich halten (können); (house, treasures, book, play) → erhalten bleiben; (custom, religion) → weiterleben, fortbestehen; only five copies survive or have survived → nur fünf Exemplare sind erhalten; will this play survive despite the critics? → wird sich das Stück trotz der Kritiken halten?; you’ll survive (iro) → das wirst du schon überleben!; he survived to tell the tale → er hat als Zeuge überlebt; (hum) → er hat es überlebt (hum)
vt → überleben; experience, accident also → (lebend) überstehen; (house, objects) fire, flood → überstehen; (inf) heat, boredom etc → aushalten; to survive the ages → die Jahrhunderte überdauern; he was survived by his wife → seine Frau überlebte ihn
survive [səˈvaɪv]
survive [səˈvaɪv]
1. vi (gen) → sopravvivere (fig) (in job) → durare
you'll survive! → stai tranquillo che non morirai!
you'll survive! → stai tranquillo che non morirai!
2. vt → sopravvivere a
survive on vi + prep → sopravvivere con
my salary's only just enough to survive on → col mio stipendio riesco a malapena a sopravvivere
my salary's only just enough to survive on → col mio stipendio riesco a malapena a sopravvivere
survive [səˈvaɪv]
1. vi (gen) → sopravvivere (fig) (in job) → durare
you'll survive! → stai tranquillo che non morirai!
you'll survive! → stai tranquillo che non morirai!
2. vt → sopravvivere a
survive on vi + prep → sopravvivere con
my salary's only just enough to survive on → col mio stipendio riesco a malapena a sopravvivere
my salary's only just enough to survive on → col mio stipendio riesco a malapena a sopravvivere
v survive [səˈvaiv]
1 to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc) Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident. oorleef يَبْقى حَيّا بَعْد كارِثَه، يَنْجو оцелявам přežít overleve überleben επιβιώνω sobrevivir ellu jääma زنده ماندن selvitä hengissä survivre (à) לִשׂרוֹד, לְהִינָצֵל जीवित रहना, बना रहना preživjeti, preturiti (što) életben marad tetap hidup lifa/komast af sopravvivere 生き残る 생존하다 išgyventi izdzīvot hidup overleven overleve, leve (videre) przeżyć, przetrwać sobreviver a supravieţui выжить; остаться в живых prežiť preživeti preživeti överleva ดำรงอยู่ hayatta/sağ kalmak 活下來, 倖免於 пережити; витримати زندہ بچ رہنا sống qua được 活下来, 幸免于
2 to live longer than He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons. oorleef يَعيشُ بَعْدَ надживявам přežít overleve überleben ζω μετά το θάνατο άλλων sobrevivir (a) elama kauem kui, üle elama بيشتر عمر كردن elää kauemmin kuin survivre (à) לְהַמשִיך לִחיוֹת אַחֲרֵי की मृत्यु के बाद जीवित रहना nadživjeti túlél (vmit, vkit) hidup lebih lama lifa e-n sopravvivere ～より長生きする 존속하다 pergyventi pārdzīvot (kādu); dzīvot ilgāk nekā hidup lebih lama overleven overleve, være gjenlevende przeżyć sobreviver a supravieţui пережить prežiť preživeti nadživeti överleva มีชีวิตสืบต่อ ...-den daha uzun yaşamak 比...活得長 лишитися живим; пережити زیادہ دن تک زندہ رہنا sống lâu hơn 比...活得长
n surˈvival
the state of surviving the problem of survival in sub-zero temperatures; (also adjective ) survival equipment. oorlewing البَقاء حَيّا، نَجاة оцеляване (pro) přežití overlevelse; overlevelses- das Überleben, Überlebens-... επιβίωση supervivencia ellujäämine, pääste- بقا eloonjääminen (de) survie הִישָׂרדוּת मृत्यु से बच जाना preživljenje, opstanak túlélés kelangsungan hidup það að komast af sopravvivenza 生き残り 생존 išgyvenimas, išlikimas gyvam avārijas komplekts hidup overleving overlevelse; overlevelses- przetrwanie sobrevivência de menţinere în viaţă) выживание prežitie; na prežitie preživetje opstanak överlevnad การอยู่รอด hayatta kalma, yaşama 倖存 виживання; доживання بقا، زندگی sự sống sót, sự tồn tại 幸存
adj surˈviving
remaining alive She has no surviving relatives. lewend على قَيْد الحَياه، حي، ما زال حَيّا жив dosud žijící efterlevende überlebend επιζών, εν ζωή superviviente elusolev زنده ماندن elossa oleva survivant הִישָׂרדוּת अवशिष्ट, उत्तरजीवी živi, preživjeli életben maradt masih hidup eftirlifandi sopravvissuto 生き残りの 생존해 있는 išlikęs gyvas dzīvs palicis yang masih hidup overlevend gjenlevende; overlevende pozostały przy życiu sobrevivente în viaţă оставшийся в живых doteraz žijúci živeč živ över-, efterlevande ซึ่งรอดชีวิต hayatta olan/kalan 倖存的 живий زندہ بچا ہوا، باقی vẫn còn sống 幸存的
n surˈvivor
a person who survives a disaster etc There were no survivors of the air crash. oorlewer ناجٍ، باقٍ حَيّا оцелял kdo přežil (en) overlevende der/die Überlebende επιζών superviviente ellujäänu كسيكه خطر مرگ از سر گذرانده eloonjäänyt survivant/-ante נִיצוֹל उत्तर जीवित, उत्तरजीवी onaj koji je preživio, koji se spasio túlélő orang yang selamat e-r sem kemst lífs af sopravvissuto, superstite 生き残り 생존자 išlikęs gyvas žmogus dzīvs palicis cilvēks yang terselamat overlevende overlevende (człowiek) pozostały przy życiu sobrevivente supravieţuitor оставшийся в живых; уцелевший kto prežil; pozostalý preživela oseba preživeli överlevande ผู้ที่อยู่รอด sağ kalan/kurtulan kimse 倖存者 людина, що вціліла بچ رہنے والا người sống sót 幸存者
survive → يحيا přežít overleve überleben επιβιώνω sobrevivir jäädä eloon survivre preživjeti sopravvivere 生き残る 살아남다 overleven overleve przetrwać sobreviver выживать överleva มีชีวิตรอด hayatta kalma sống sót 存活
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