Meaning & Definition of Survive in English
English⟶
Survive
/sərvaɪv/
verb
1. Continue to live through hardship or adversity
- "We went without water and food for 3 days"
- "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of america"
- "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"
- "How long can a person last without food and water?"
synonym:
- survive,
- last,
- live,
- live on,
- go,
- endure,
- hold up,
- hold out
2. Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
- "He survived the cancer against all odds"
synonym:
- survive,
- pull through,
- pull round,
- come through,
- make it
3. Support oneself
- "He could barely exist on such a low wage"
- "Can you live on $2000 a month in new york city?"
- "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
synonym:
- exist,
- survive,
- live,
- subsist
4. Live longer than
- "She outlived her husband by many years"
synonym:
- outlive,
- outlast,
- survive
Examples of using
We can survive without food... just not for too long.
We can't survive without food.
You're the only one to survive the attack.