Survive

v. t.	1.	To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event. [imp. & p. p. Survived ; p. pr. & vb. n. Surviving.] I'll assure her of Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, In all my lands and leases whatsoever. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To remain alive; to continue to live. Thy pleasure, Which, when no other enemy survives, Still conquers all the conquerors. - Sir J. Denham. Alike are life and death, When life in death survives. - Longfellow.

Verb	1.	survive - continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" Synonyms: live on, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go
	2.	survive - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" Synonyms: make it, pull round, pull through, come through Antonyms: succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
	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" Synonyms: subsist, exist, live
	4.	survive - live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" Synonyms: outlast, outlive

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