survive

CEFRA2

/səˈvaɪv/

verb

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  1. 01

    verb

    To continue living or existing after danger or difficulty.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.

Examples

  • Companies must be able to survive in the marketplace.

  • The strong will survive and the weak will die.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /səˈvʌɪv/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To live past (a life-threatening event)

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

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

More examples

In context

  • Who can survive after a nuclear war?

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

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

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Origin

verb

From Anglo-Norman survivre, Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervīvere (“to outlive”), from Latin super (“over”) + vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”). See vivid. Compare devive, revive.