Survive
verb
To continue to live or exist, especially in difficult conditions.
Unfortunately, only two of the kittens survived.
Often appears as...
- survive the winter
- survive an accident
verb
To stay alive after the person or thing has died or gone.
She is survived by her husband and four children.
Often appears as...
- survived by a spouse
- survived by children
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To manage to live or continue normally despite serious trouble or difficulty.
I don't know how we are going to survive without any money.
Often appears as...
- survive on a limited budget
- survive a crisis
verb
In law, to outlive; to live longer than another person.
He survived his wife by two years.
Often appears as...
- survive one's spouse
- survive an heir
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To continue to live or exist, especially in difficult conditions.
Unfortunately, only two of the kittens survived.
Often appears as...
- survive the winter
- survive an accident
verb
To stay alive after the person or thing has died or gone.
She is survived by her husband and four children.
Often appears as...
- survived by a spouse
- survived by children
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To manage to live or continue normally despite serious trouble or difficulty.
I don't know how we are going to survive without any money.
Often appears as...
- survive on a limited budget
- survive a crisis
verb
In law, to outlive; to live longer than another person.
He survived his wife by two years.
Often appears as...
- survive one's spouse
- survive an heir
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Challenging Circumstances
Use 'survive' to describe enduring tough or extreme situations.
Many plants can survive even in the driest deserts.
Pro Tip 2/3Minimal Existence
'Survive' implies managing with just the basics to continue living.
After the storm, we survived on canned food for days.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Emphasis
Adding 'barely' before 'survive' stresses the difficulty faced.
The castaways barely survived on the isolated island.
Pro Tip 1/3Challenging Circumstances
Use 'survive' to describe enduring tough or extreme situations.
Many plants can survive even in the driest deserts.
Pro Tip 2/3Minimal Existence
'Survive' implies managing with just the basics to continue living.
After the storm, we survived on canned food for days.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Emphasis
Adding 'barely' before 'survive' stresses the difficulty faced.
The castaways barely survived on the isolated island.
Pro Tip 1/3Challenging Circumstances
Use 'survive' to describe enduring tough or extreme situations.
Many plants can survive even in the driest deserts.
Pro Tip 2/3Minimal Existence
'Survive' implies managing with just the basics to continue living.
After the storm, we survived on canned food for days.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Emphasis
Adding 'barely' before 'survive' stresses the difficulty faced.
The castaways barely survived on the isolated island.
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Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
towards their big brothers out there. And they are telling us about diversity, they are telling us about abundance of life, and they are telling us how this life has survived thus far to reach civilization,
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How does anesthesia...
replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed that will ensure more and more patients survive the trauma of surgery.
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
young are more likely to survive it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful
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Saving an Elephant from...
He's treated with a special clay that'll help heal the wound. What do you think, Fred? Do you think it'll survive? Ah, because the guy's body condition is good he was walking
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How to Survive a Grizzly...
next protected face protected about as stable as you can get you'll come out bruised and bloody but will come out a lot and that's how you survive a grizzly bear attack
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Giant Hornets Massacre...
the Hornets pay little attention to the few surviving bees the motivation for
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Oviraptorid Defends Her...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
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Born to sing PIPE Taylor...
miss Liu with this voice our world survived this is a reasonably
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The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
towards their big brothers out there. And they are telling us about diversity, they are telling us about abundance of life, and they are telling us how this life has survived thus far to reach civilization,
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed that will ensure more and more patients survive the trauma of surgery.
Video examples
Ferocious Dinosaur...
young are more likely to survive it now seems clear that the instinct to nurture and care for a nest of eggs had its origins with the dinosaurs it's a behavior that was so successful
Video examples
Saving an Elephant from...
He's treated with a special clay that'll help heal the wound. What do you think, Fred? Do you think it'll survive? Ah, because the guy's body condition is good he was walking
Video examples
How to Survive a Grizzly...
next protected face protected about as stable as you can get you'll come out bruised and bloody but will come out a lot and that's how you survive a grizzly bear attack
Video examples
Giant Hornets Massacre...
the Hornets pay little attention to the few surviving bees the motivation for
Video examples
Oviraptorid Defends Her...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
Video examples
Dinosaurs: Just Big...
Protecting the nest means Gigantoraptors' young are more likely to survive.
Video examples
Born to sing PIPE Taylor...
miss Liu with this voice our world survived this is a reasonably
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Brad Pitt
Actor
Seeing the world is the best education you can get. You see sorrow, and you also see great spirit and will to survive.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.
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Richard M. Nixon
American President
You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.
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Isaac Herzog
Israeli Politician
The creative treasure of Israel's artists and writers will survive forever.
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Himesh Reshammiya
Indian Actor
Just praise is not enough; you've got to get work to survive.
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Paul Simon
American Musician
We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Neal Stephenson
American Writer
Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was.
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Paul Dini
American Writer
You have to be kind to yourself to survive in the world.
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Margaret Trudeau
Canadian Author
I am a free spirit that must survive in a free world.
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Trixie Mattel
American Entertainer
Dark comedy helped me survive.
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Brad Pitt
Actor
Seeing the world is the best education you can get. You see sorrow, and you also see great spirit and will to survive.
Quote examples
Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.
Quote examples
Richard M. Nixon
American President
You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.
Quote examples
Isaac Herzog
Israeli Politician
The creative treasure of Israel's artists and writers will survive forever.
Quote examples
Himesh Reshammiya
Indian Actor
Just praise is not enough; you've got to get work to survive.
Quote examples
Paul Simon
American Musician
We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.
Quote examples
Neal Stephenson
American Writer
Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was.
Quote examples
Paul Dini
American Writer
You have to be kind to yourself to survive in the world.
Quote examples
Margaret Trudeau
Canadian Author
I am a free spirit that must survive in a free world.
Quote examples
Trixie Mattel
American Entertainer
Dark comedy helped me survive.
Example 1 of 10
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