# survive

Pronunciation: US say "sur-VYV" /sɚˈvaɪv/; UK say "suh-VYV" /səˈvaɪv/

## Verb

1. To remain alive, especially in spite of danger or hardship; to live through a life-threatening event such as an accident, illness, or operation.
   - Simple: To stay alive, especially through or after something dangerous like an accident, illness, or operation.
   - _Doctors weren't sure he would survive through the night._
   - _Only two passengers survived the crash, both with minor injuries._
2. To continue to exist, as an object or idea does over time.
   - Simple: To keep existing over a long period of time.
   - _Several medieval manuscripts survive in the monastery's library._
   - _The tradition survived long after the empire collapsed._
3. To live longer than someone; to outlive a person, or to outlast a thing.
   - Simple: To keep living after another person dies, or to last longer than something.
   - _He survived all three of his brothers._
   - _Statistically, wives tend to survive their husbands by several years._
4. To come through serious but nonfatal harm, such as abuse, assault, illness, or disaster, and go on with life, often with an emphasis on resilience.
   - Simple: To live through abuse, illness, or disaster and keep going with your life.
   - _Those who survive often become advocates for others facing the same trauma._
   - _She survived, and years later she started a support group for others healing from abuse._
5. Of a sports team, to escape relegation and keep its place in its division or league.
   - Simple: When a sports team stays in its league instead of dropping to a lower one.
   - _The club survived on the last day of the season with a narrow win._
   - _If they win tonight, they survive and stay in the top division._

## Origin

From Anglo-Norman and Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervivere meaning "to outlive," formed from Latin super ("over") plus vivere ("to live"), related to vita ("life").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/survive (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).