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survive

/sər'vaɪv/

Synonyms of survive Antonyms of survive Examples of survive Usage of survive Parts of survive Definition that contains survive Words sounding like survive Explanation of survive

verb
live longer than
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outlast outlive
verb
support oneself
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exist live subsist
verb
continue to live and avoid dying
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"These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"

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endure go hold out hold up last live live on
verb
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
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"He survived the cancer against all odds"

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come through make it pull round pull through

Opposite:

succumb

type of:
overcome get the better of defeat

Examples of survive

"These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"
"He survived the cancer against all odds"