v. t. | 1. | To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; |
v. i. | 1. | To remain alive; to continue to live. |
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" |
2. | survive - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" | |
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" | |
4. | survive - live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" |