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sur·vive
(sər-vīv′)v. sur·vived, sur·viv·ing, sur·vives
v.intr.
1. To remain alive or in existence.
2. To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere: families that were surviving in tents after the flood.
3. To remain functional or usable: I dropped the radio, but it survived.
v.tr.
1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years.
2. To live, persist, or remain usable through: plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall.
3. To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after: survived child abuse.
[Middle English surviven, from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere : super-, super- + vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
sur·vi′vor n.
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survive
(səˈvaɪv)vb
1. (tr) to live after the death of (another): he survived his wife by 12 years.
2. to continue in existence or use after (a passage of time, an adversity, etc)
3. informal to endure (something): I don't know how I survive such an awful job.
[C15: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere, from super- + vīvere to live]
surˈvivable adj
surˌvivaˈbility n
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sur•vive
(sərˈvaɪv)v. -vived, -viv•ing. v.i.
1. to remain alive, as after the death of another or the occurrence of some event; continue to live.
2. to remain or continue in existence or use.
3. to continue to function or manage in spite of some adverse circumstance or hardship; hold up; endure.
v.t. 4. to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of.
5. to endure or live through (an affliction, adversity, misery, etc.): She's survived two divorces.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French survivre < Latin supervīvere=super- super- + vīvere to live; see sur-1, vivid]
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survive
Past participle: survived
Gerund: surviving
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| Verb | 1. | survive - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" live, be - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" subsist, exist, survive, live - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" hold water, stand up, hold up - resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" perennate - survive from season to season, of plants live out - live out one's life; live to the end |
| 2. |  survive - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" | |
| 3. | survive - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" breathe - be alive; "Every creature that breathes" freewheel, drift - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" | |
| 4. | survive - live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" |
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survive
verb
1. remain alive, live, pull through, last, exist, live on, endure, hold out, subsist, keep body and soul together (informal), be extant, fight for your life, keep your head above water Drugs that dissolve blood clots can help heart-attack victims survive.
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survive
verb1. To exist in spite of adversity:
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Translations
يَبْقى حَيّا بَعْد كارِثَه، يَنْجويَحْيَايَعيشُ بَعْدَ
přežít
overleve
jäädä eloon
preživjeti
életben maradtúlél
lifa e-nlifa/komast af
生き残る
살아남다
išlikęs gyvasišlikęs gyvas žmogusišlikimas gyvampergyventi
dzīvot ilgāk nekāizdzīvotpārdzīvot
preživeti
överleva
มีชีวิตรอด
-den daha uzun yaşamakhayatta kalmahayatta/sağ kalmak
sống sót
survive
[səˈvaɪv]A. VI
1. (= remain alive, in existence) [person, species] → sobrevivir; [painting, building, manuscript] → conservarse; [custom] → pervivir
not one of the passengers survived → no sobrevivió ninguno de los pasajeros
he survived on nuts for several weeks → logró sobrevivir durante varias semanas comiendo nueces
he survived to the age of 83 → vivió hasta los 83 años
only two of his paintings survive → sólo se conservan dos de sus cuadros
not one of the passengers survived → no sobrevivió ninguno de los pasajeros
he survived on nuts for several weeks → logró sobrevivir durante varias semanas comiendo nueces
he survived to the age of 83 → vivió hasta los 83 años
only two of his paintings survive → sólo se conservan dos de sus cuadros
2. (= cope) → sobrevivir
people struggling to survive without jobs → gente luchando para sobrevivir sin trabajo
I'll survive! → ¡de ésta no me muero!, ¡sobreviviré!
Jim survives on £65 a fortnight → Jim se las arregla para vivir con 65 libras a la quincena
people struggling to survive without jobs → gente luchando para sobrevivir sin trabajo
I'll survive! → ¡de ésta no me muero!, ¡sobreviviré!
Jim survives on £65 a fortnight → Jim se las arregla para vivir con 65 libras a la quincena
B. VT
1. (= outlive) [+ person] → sobrevivir a
she will probably survive me by many years → probablemente me sobreviva por muchos años → probablemente viva muchos más años que yo
he is survived by a wife and two sons → deja una mujer y dos hijos
she will probably survive me by many years → probablemente me sobreviva por muchos años → probablemente viva muchos más años que yo
he is survived by a wife and two sons → deja una mujer y dos hijos
2. (= not die in) [+ accident, illness, war] → sobrevivir a
he survived a heart attack → sobrevivió a un ataque al corazón
he survived being struck by lightning → sobrevivió tras haberle caído un rayo
he survived a heart attack → sobrevivió a un ataque al corazón
he survived being struck by lightning → sobrevivió tras haberle caído un rayo
3. (= cope with) → aguantar, sobrellevar
I couldn't survive the day without breakfast → no podría aguantar or sobrellevar el día sin desayunar
I couldn't survive the day without breakfast → no podría aguantar or sobrellevar el día sin desayunar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
survive
[sərˈvaɪv] vi
(= continue to live) [person, species] → survivre
vt
[+ accident, crash, illness, attack, bad experience] → survivre à
(= live longer than) [+ person] → survivre à
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
survive
vi (person, animal etc) → überleben, am Leben bleiben; (in job) → sich halten (können); (house, treasures, book, play) → erhalten bleiben; (custom, religion) → weiterleben, fortbestehen; only five copies survive or have survived → nur fünf Exemplare sind erhalten; will this play survive despite the critics? → wird sich das Stück trotz der Kritiken halten?; you’ll survive (iro) → das wirst du schon überleben!; he survived to tell the tale → er hat als Zeuge überlebt; (hum) → er hat es überlebt (hum)
vt → überleben; experience, accident also → (lebend) überstehen; (house, objects) fire, flood → überstehen; (inf) heat, boredom etc → aushalten; to survive the ages → die Jahrhunderte überdauern; he was survived by his wife → seine Frau überlebte ihn
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
survive
[səˈvaɪv]1. vi (gen) → sopravvivere (fig) (in job) → durare
you'll survive! → stai tranquillo che non morirai!
you'll survive! → stai tranquillo che non morirai!
2. vt → sopravvivere a
survive on vi + prep → sopravvivere con
my salary's only just enough to survive on → col mio stipendio riesco a malapena a sopravvivere
my salary's only just enough to survive on → col mio stipendio riesco a malapena a sopravvivere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
survive
(səˈvaiv) verb1. to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc). Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.
2. to live longer than. He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.
surˈvival noun the state of surviving. the problem of survival in sub-zero temperatures; (also adjective) survival equipment.
surˈviving adjective remaining alive. She has no surviving relatives.
surˈvivor noun a person who survives a disaster etc. There were no survivors of the air crash.
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survive
→ يَحْيَا přežít overleve überleben επιβιώνω sobrevivir jäädä eloon survivre preživjeti sopravvivere 生き残る 살아남다 overleven overleve przetrwać sobreviver выживать överleva มีชีวิตรอด hayatta kalma sống sót 存活Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
survive
vt. sobrevivir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
survive
vt, vi sobrevivirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.