survive (səˈvaɪv
)
Definitions
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)
- informal to endure (something) ⇒
I don't know how I survive such an awful job
Alternative Forms
surˈvivable adjective surˌvivaˈbility nounWord Origin
C15: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere, from super- + vīvere to liveSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= remain alive
live,
pull through,
last,
exist,
live on,
endure,
hold out,
subsist,
keep body and soul together,
be extant fight for your life keep your head above water
Translations
- British English:
survive
If someone survives in a dangerous situation, they do not die.These drugs can help people survive heart attacks. They were battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours.səˈvaɪv VERB These drugs can help people survive heart attacks. They were battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours.
- Spanish:
sobrevivir
v
- French:
survivre
vi
- German:
überleben
v
- Chinese: 存活 v
- Arabic: يَحْيَا v
- Portuguese: sobreviver v
- Russian: выживать v
- Croatian: preživjeti v
- Czech: přežít v
- Danish: overleve v
- Dutch: overleven v
- Finnish: jäädä eloon v
- Greek: επιβιώνω v
- Italian: sopravvivere v
- Japanese: 生き残る v
- Korean: 살아남다 v
- Norwegian: overleve v
- Polish: przetrwać v trwać
- Brazilian Portuguese: sobreviver v
- European Spanish:
sobrevivir
v
- Swedish: överleva v
- Thai: มีชีวิตรอด v
- Turkish: hayatta kalma v
- Vietnamese: sống sót v
Usage examples
The whole point of her involvement with Luís was to survive her guilt.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)Out of afield of 5,000, only a lucky few hundred lupins would survive the Russell test.
Country Life (2004)He replaces US-based Mr Joseph Berardino, who quit last week in a move designed to help the embattled firm survive.
Irish Times (2002)Ironically, Steven Brown, who won that title at Balgownie, failed to survive the halfway cut this week.
Glasgow Herald (2001)There is also a ripple effect: many infants in developing countries do not survive the early death of their mother.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)