English Explanatory Dictionary

survive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
To live past (a life-threatening event)
To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
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.
Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.

Pronunciation

/səˈvaɪv/ /səˈvʌɪv/ /sɚˈvaɪv/ en-us-survive.ogg

Word forms

survive survives surviving survived no-table-tags glossary survivest survivedst surviveth

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman survivre, Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervivere (“to outlive”), from Latin super (“over”) + vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”). See vivid. Compare devive, revive.

Synonyms

overlive

Antonyms

predecease

Related words

convive devive revive survival vivid

Derived words

cryosurvive nonsurviving outsurvive survivability survivable surviver survivin survivor unsurvivability unsurvived unsurviving

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