to survive
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2.7
- verb
- /sərˈvaɪv/
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sobrevivir
- After the accident, many people questioned if they would survive without immediate medical help.
- struggle to survive
- manage to survive
- in order to survive
This is, of course, if you survive the meteor strike.
- This is, of course, if you survive the meteor strike.
- But when you're trying to survive, it's a lonely journey.
- But this is how people survive these horrible depredations.
- Would that strategy help you to survive long enough to raise kids?
- How can a city possibly survive, let alone thrive?
- We will be successful if we survive in any crisis.
- It's just it's amazing that we all survived and and some didn't.
- How will he find the willpower to survive this latest trial?
- Honestly, if you could survive that, you can do anything.
- It says that characteristics can survive through generations.
- We're even great enough to survive one term of Donald Trump.
Examples
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Every human society must establish order if it is going to survive and prosper.
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Today, however, improvements in the treatment of cancer have allowed more people to survive this devastating disease.
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Would that strategy help you to survive long enough to raise kids?
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We will be successful if we survive in any crisis.
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No one would survive that weather.
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And many of these kids would not survive with these pumps.
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How can a city possibly survive, let alone thrive?
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And if you do that, you actually can survive a nuclear blast.
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How will he find the willpower to survive this latest trial?
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About 90% of those who survive a stroke will be left with a permanent disability.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.4
To survive after danger or a serious problem
304
3.5
To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up
218
3.4
To get through a hard time and be okay
122
4.2
To resist strong or harmful force without breaking
53
3.9
To survive a serious illness or danger, often with help from others, and start to get better
20
5.3
To stay safe through a difficult or dangerous time
11
5.2
To survive a difficult time by dealing with problems
To survive a difficult time or problem
Manage to get through a difficult situation
Antonyms
How Well
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word survive comes from the parts sur- 'over' and vivere 'to live', the same 'viv' in revive. So to survive danger is to 'live over' it, meaning to continue living after a hard event.