Dictionary

survive en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /səˈvaɪv/ (UK)
• /sɚˈvaɪv/ (US)
• /səˈvʌɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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)
   • This house has survived two hurricanes.
   • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.
   • He did not survive the accident.
4. (transitive) To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
   • I am afraid, as will happen in other cases, the treaty of alliance has survived the amicable dispositions in which it had its origin. 1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter X, in Rob Roy. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 227:
   • Jones is survived by his second wife, Anna (nee Söderström), whom he married in 2012, and their daughter, Siri; and by Bill and Sally, the children of his first marriage, to Alison Telfer, which ended in divorce. 2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian:
   • 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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
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.

Forms

Antonyms

predecease

Deriveds

survivin · cryosurvive · nonsurviving · unsurviving · survivable · survivor · survivability · unsurvived · unsurvivability · surviver · outsurvive

Relateds

convive · vivid · survival · revive · devive

Synonyms

overlive · overlive

Translations (228)

ca sobreviure (object, concept: continue to exist) · ro supraviețui (person: continue to live) · bg оцеля́вам (person: continue to live) · la supersto (live past a life-threatening event) · sl preživẹ́ti (person: continue to live) · hu fennmarad (object, concept: continue to exist) · fi jäädä henkiin (live past a life-threatening event) · cs přežívat (person: continue to live) · la vivo (object, concept: continue to exist) · cmn 幸存 (live past a life-threatening event) · la vitam supero (live past a life-threatening event) · fi elää pitempään (live longer than) · ia superviver (person: continue to live) · ang oferlibban (person: continue to live) · it sopravvivere (person: continue to live) · es supervivir (person: continue to live) · sh preživljávati (person: continue to live) · hy կենդանի մնալ (person: continue to live) · fi elää kauemmin (live longer than) · hu túlél (live longer than) · es sobrevivir (live past a life-threatening event) · ja 残存する (person: continue to live) · fi selviytyä (object, concept: continue to exist) · nl overleven (live longer than) · hu tovább él (object, concept: continue to exist) · ru уцелева́ть (person: continue to live) · es sobrevivir (live longer than) · lad sovrebivir (person: continue to live) · ka გადარჩენა (person: continue to live) · no overleve (person: continue to live) · sh prežíveti (person: continue to live) · ru остава́ться в живы́х (person: continue to live) · ro supraviețui (object, concept: continue to exist) · ca sobreviure (live past a life-threatening event) · ast sobrevivir (live past a life-threatening event) · pl przetrwać (person: continue to live) · ast sobrevivir (person: continue to live) · de überleben (object, concept: continue to exist) · la vitam supero (object, concept: continue to exist) · bg преживе́я (person: continue to live) · la vivo (live longer than) · fi selviytyä (live past a life-threatening event) · fi jäädä henkiin (object, concept: continue to exist) · pt sobreviver (person: continue to live) · la vivo (live past a life-threatening event) · ru вы́жить (person: continue to live) · he שרד (live past a life-threatening event) · ru пережива́ть (person: continue to live) · id bertahan (object, concept: continue to exist) · no overleve (object, concept: continue to exist) · lb iwwerliewen (object, concept: continue to exist) · sv överleva (person: continue to live) · no overleve (live longer than) · grc διαζῶ (live longer than) · pl przeżywać (object, concept: continue to exist) · ru пережи́ть (object, concept: continue to exist) · la supersum (object, concept: continue to exist) · tr hayatta kalmak (person: continue to live) · sh прежи́вјети (person: continue to live) · bg преживя́вам (person: continue to live) · la supersto (person: continue to live) · la vitam supero (person: continue to live) · et ellu jääma (person: continue to live) · ru пережи́ть (live longer than) · es supervivir (object, concept: continue to exist) · yi איבערלעבן (person: continue to live) · af oorleef (person: continue to live) · ang alibban (person: continue to live) · ta பிழை (person: continue to live) · la supersum (live past a life-threatening event) · ar نَجَا (person: continue to live) · el επιβιώνω (person: continue to live) · hu megmarad (object, concept: continue to exist) · eo postvivi (person: continue to live) · eo supervivi (person: continue to live) · grc δῐᾰμένω (object, concept: continue to exist) · cmn 活下來 /活下来 (live past a life-threatening event) · af oorleef (live longer than) · la reliquus sum (live longer than) · eo travivi (live past a life-threatening event) · es supervivir (live longer than) · az sağ çıxmaq (person: continue to live) · az sağ çıxmaq (live past a life-threatening event) · la supersum (live longer than) · he שרד (object, concept: continue to exist) · cmn 生存 (person: continue to live) · ca sobreviure (person: continue to live) · ru пережи́ть (person: continue to live) · la superstitem sum (live past a life-threatening event) · cmn 存活 (person: continue to live) · be перажы́ць (person: continue to live) · da overleve (person: continue to live) · ko 생존하다 (person: continue to live) · es sobrevivir (object, concept: continue to exist) · fi jäädä henkiin (person: continue to live) · uk пережи́ти (live longer than) · fr survivre (person: continue to live) · uk ви́жити (object, concept: continue to exist) · ja 生き残る (person: continue to live) · es pervivir (live past a life-threatening event) · frr auerlewe (person: continue to live) · ang aspedan (person: continue to live) · de überleben (person: continue to live) · it durare (live longer than) · be перажыва́ць (person: continue to live) · uk ви́жити (person: continue to live) · es pervivir (object, concept: continue to exist) · bg оцеле́я (person: continue to live) · ru пережива́ть (live longer than) · id sintas (person: continue to live) · fi selviytyä (person: continue to live) · eo transvivi (person: continue to live) · nl overleven (object, concept: continue to exist) · el επιζώ (live past a life-threatening event) · ro supraviețui (live past a life-threatening event) · es supervivir (live past a life-threatening event) · ang nesan (person: continue to live) · uk пережива́ти (live longer than) · af oorleef (object, concept: continue to exist) · pt sobreviver (live past a life-threatening event) · sh преживља́вати (person: continue to live) · pl przeżyć (live past a life-threatening event) · cmn 殘存 /残存 (object, concept: continue to exist) · pl przeżyć (live longer than) · la supersum (person: continue to live) · ar نَجَا (object, concept: continue to exist) · uk пережива́ти (person: continue to live) · uk пережи́ти (person: continue to live) · grc διαζῶ (person: continue to live) · ang belæfan (person: continue to live) · bg надживявам (live longer than) · la supersto (live longer than) · hu túlél (live past a life-threatening event) · vi sống sót (person: continue to live) · ta பிழை (live past a life-threatening event) · sk prežívať (person: continue to live) · sh prežívjeti (person: continue to live) · ro supraviețui (live longer than) · sq mbijeto (person: continue to live) · lb iwwerliewen (live past a life-threatening event) · ru выжива́ть (person: continue to live) · ru оста́ться в живы́х (person: continue to live) · ta தொடர் (object, concept: continue to exist) · ast sobrevivir (live longer than) · hu életben marad (person: continue to live) · hy փրկվել (person: continue to live) · sh opstati (object, concept: continue to exist) · oc subreviure (person: continue to live) · la reliquus sum (object, concept: continue to exist) · fo yvirliva (person: continue to live) · fi jäädä eloon (object, concept: continue to exist) · pt sobreviver (live longer than) · la superstitem sum (person: continue to live) · la reliquus sum (live past a life-threatening event) · id bertahan hidup (person: continue to live) · pl przeżyć (person: continue to live) · ca sobreviure (live longer than) · hy ապրել (person: continue to live) · fi selvitä (object, concept: continue to exist) · az sağ qalmaq (person: continue to live) · hy ողջ մնալ (person: continue to live) · mk преживее (person: continue to live) · nl overleven (live past a life-threatening event) · sv överleva (live longer than) · fi jäädä eloon (live past a life-threatening event) · ru пережи́ть (live past a life-threatening event) · uk вцілі́ти (person: continue to live) · de überleben (live longer than) · la vitam supero (live longer than) · sl preživeti (object, concept: continue to exist) · yi איבערלעבן (object, concept: continue to exist) · az sağ qalmaq (live past a life-threatening event) · ru уцеле́ть (person: continue to live) · ka სიკვდილს გადარჩენა (person: continue to live) · gl sobrevivir (person: continue to live) · pl przeżyć (object, concept: continue to exist) · hy գոյատևել (object, concept: continue to exist) · lb iwwerliewen (live longer than) · cs přežít (person: continue to live) · mba naluwas (person: continue to live) · lb iwwerliewen (person: continue to live) · pt sobreviver (object, concept: continue to exist) · sh прежи́вети (person: continue to live) · gl sobrevivir (live longer than) · ru выжива́ть (object, concept: continue to exist) · mk преживува (person: continue to live) · gl sobrevivir (object, concept: continue to exist) · it perdurare (live past a life-threatening event) · eo postvivi (live longer than) · no leve lenger enn (live longer than) · ko 살아남다 (person: continue to live) · zza nêmerden (live past a life-threatening event) · es sobrevivir (person: continue to live) · la vivo (person: continue to live) · gl sobrevivir (live past a life-threatening event) · ja 生き抜く (person: continue to live) · uk вижива́ти (object, concept: continue to exist) · bg преживявам (live past a life-threatening event) · ga tar slán (person: continue to live) · sh опстати (object, concept: continue to exist) · pl przeżywać (person: continue to live) · yi איבערלעבן (live longer than) · grc περιλείπομαι (person: continue to live) · grc ἐπιζάω (live past a life-threatening event) · la reliquus sum (person: continue to live) · uk вижива́ти (person: continue to live) · ru вы́жить (object, concept: continue to exist) · ang gedigan (person: continue to live) · zza weş menden (person: continue to live) · is lifa af (person: continue to live) · sk prežiť (person: continue to live) · ru пережива́ть (object, concept: continue to exist) · id menyintas (person: continue to live) · el επιβιώνω (object, concept: continue to exist) · cmn 生還 /生还 (live past a life-threatening event) · ga tar (person: continue to live) · fi jäädä eloon (person: continue to live) · ar نَجَا (live past a life-threatening event) · nl overleven (person: continue to live) · el γλιτώνω (live past a life-threatening event) · la supestitem sum (object, concept: continue to exist) · la superstitem sum (live longer than) · af oorleef (live past a life-threatening event) · ru пережива́ть (live past a life-threatening event) · la supersto (object, concept: continue to exist) · nb overleve (person: continue to live) · es pervivir (person: continue to live) · sl obstati (object, concept: continue to exist)