survive

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of a person, to continue to live

   Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

   • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.
2. 2

   Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.

   • This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.
3. 3

   To live past (a life-threatening event)

   • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.
   • He did not survive the accident.
   • This house has survived two hurricanes.
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   1. 4

      To live longer than (someone)

      To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).

      • his children survived him;   he was survived by his children
      • And for that dowrie, Ile aſſure her of / Her widdow-hood, be it that ſhe ſuruiue me / In all my Lands and Leaſes whatſoeuer / Let ſpecialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, / That couenants may be kept on either hand.
      • I am afraid, as will happen in other cases, the treaty of alliance has survived the amicable dispositions in which it had its origin.
   2. 5

      To be a victim of nonfatal but substantial harm and nonetheless to display the strength…

      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.

      • I just know you'll get through this, because that's what survivors like you do: they not only survive but thrive.
   3. 6

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

      • They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.

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