survive.
Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
Meaning & usage
Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.
Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.
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.
To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
his children survived him; he was survived by his children
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.
Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.
They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.
Where this word comes from
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.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.