survive
Of a person, to continue to liveOf a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
» Only 3 out of the 98 passengers survived.
Nur 3 der 98 Passagiere überlebten.
Только трое из 98 пассажиров выжили.
Лише троє з 98 пасажирів вижило.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.
überleben
выжива́тьvyživátʹ, вы́житьvýžitʹ, пережива́тьpereživátʹ
пережива́тиperežyváty, пережи́тиperežýty, вижива́тиvyžyváty
continue to live and avoid dying
(intransitive)Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.
überleben
выжива́тьvyživátʹ, вы́житьvýžitʹ, пережива́тьpereživátʹ
вижива́тиvyžyváty, ви́житиvýžyty
(transitive)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.
пережива́тьpereživátʹ, пережи́тьperežítʹ
(transitive)To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
his children survived him; he was survived by his children
überleben
пережива́тьpereživátʹ, пережи́тьperežítʹ
пережива́тиperežyváty, пережи́тиperežýty
live longer than
(intransitive)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.
(intransitive)Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.
They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.
Examples
1015 sentencesOnly 3 out of the 98 passengers survived.
Лише троє з 98 пасажирів вижило.
ruТолько трое из 98 пассажиров выжили.
deNur 3 der 98 Passagiere überlebten.
Will newspapers be able to survive?
Чи зможуть газети вижити?
ruПродолжат ли существовать газеты?
Tom is just trying to survive.
Том лише намагається вижити.
ruТом лишь пытается выжить.
How do you think Tom survived?
Яким чином, на твою думку, Том вижив?
Tom is survived by three children.
Після своєї смерті Том лишив трьох дітей.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman survivre, Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervīvere (“to outlive”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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Forms
survives, surviving, survived, survivedSynonyms
16 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- survived the accident
- able to survive
- survived the crash
- one who survived
- going to survive
- survive the attack
- can't survive without
- survived the plane
- to survive the
- survived the earthquake
- survive without
- one to survive