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survive
to continue living or existing, especially through hardship or danger
Synonyms
- endure
- persist
- outlast
Antonyms
- perish
- die
- succumb
survive in a sentence
Few of the original seedlings managed to survive the unusually dry summer.
When the ferry's engine failed miles from shore, the stranded passengers had to survive the freezing night by huddling together under emergency blankets.
Where it comes from
From Latin super- 'over' + vivere 'to live'
Memory hook
SURVIVE — SUPER (over/beyond) + VIVE (live) — to live beyond a danger.
Word parts
- super/sur — over, beyond
survive: sur- (beyond) + viv (live) - vit/viv — life, alive
survive: sur- (beyond) + viv (live)
Read it in context
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