survive

Verb

survive (third-person singular simple present survives, present participle surviving, simple past and past participle survived)

1. (intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
   • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.
2. (intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
   • This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.
3. (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.

   Synonyms:

   overlive

4. (transitive) To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
   • his children survived him; he was survived by his children
   • And for that dowrie, Ile aſſure her of / Her widdow-hood, be it that ſhe ſuruiue me / In all my Lands and Leaſes whatſoeuer / Let ſpecialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, / That couenants may be kept on either hand.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   overlive

   Antonyms:

   predecease

5. (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.
6. (intransitive) Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.
   • They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.