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survive Definition and Meaning in English (survive definition)

verb
Synonyms:endurepersistlive
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Survive definition: To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.

Definitions of Survive

  1. 1verb

    To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.

  2. 2verb

    To remain alive after the death of someone else.

Example Sentences

“Only a few plants can survive in the desert.”

“She survived the accident with minor injuries.”

“The tradition continues to survive in remote villages.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensesurvived
present participlesurviving
nounsurvival
agent nounsurvivor

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

survive onphrasal_verb

To live using a particular amount or type of food, money, etc.

survive against the oddsexpression

To manage to continue to live or exist despite having many difficulties.

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Survive definition: To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
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'Survive' translates to 'survive' in English. Survive definition: To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
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