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 supervvere : super-, super- + vvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
sur·vivor n. |
survive Verb [-viving, -vived] 1. a. to continue to live or exist b. to continue to live or exist after (a passage of time or a difficult or dangerous experience) 2. to live after the death of (another) [Old French sourvivre] survivor 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  Translations
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survive [səˈvaɪv] vi → sobrevivir; [custom etc] → perdurar
survive [səˈvaɪv] vi → survivre; [custom etc] → subsister
survive [səˈvaɪv] vi → überleben;
survive [səˈvaɪv] vi → sopravvivere
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