survive

sur|vive

W2S2 [səˈvaıv US sər-] v

[Date: 1400-1500; : Old French; Origin: survivre 'to live longer than', from Latin supervivere, from vivere 'to live']

1.) [I and T]

to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness

▪ Only 12 of the 140 passengers survived.

▪ She survived the attack.

▪ people who survive cancer

2.) [I and T]

to continue to live normally in spite of many problems

▪ I'm sure she will survive this crisis.

▪ I've had a tough few months, but I'll survive.

3.) [I]

to manage to live a normal life even though you have very little money

survive on

▪ I don't know how you all manage to survive on Jeremy's salary.

▪ the amount that a family needs each week just to survive

4.) [I]

to continue to exist after a long time

▪ A few pages of the original manuscript still survive.

survive from

▪ Several buildings in the town have survived from medieval times.

survive into

▪ an old custom which has survived into the twenty-first century

survive as

▪ The main building was demolished, but the library still survives as a museum.

5.) [I and T]

to continue to be successful

▪ The car industry cannot survive without government help.

▪ A lot of smaller firms did not survive the recession.

6.) [T]

to live longer than someone else, usually someone closely related to you

▪ He is survived by his wife, Sue.