survive

Words with a similar base: survive

'survive'

[survive.v.01] as in: continue to live through hardship or adversity

Examples:
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?

'survive'

[survive.v.02] as in: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

Examples:
He survived the cancer against all odds

'survive'

[exist.v.02] as in: support oneself

Examples:
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

'survive'

[outlive.v.01] as in: live longer than

Examples:
She outlived her husband by many years

Origins

					survive (English)
└── survivre (Anglo-Norman)

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