Definition of Survive

Verb

  • live longer than
    "She outlived her husband by many years"
  • 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"
  • continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
    "He survived the cancer against all odds"
    - pull through - pull round - come through - make it
  • 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?"
    - live on - hold up - hold out
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble survive

59 unscramble word found using the letters survive.
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