Survive

Survive
Survive Sur*vive", v. i. To remain alive; to continue to live. [1913 Webster]

Thy pleasure, Which, when no other enemy survives, Still conquers all the conquerors. --Sir J. Denham. [1913 Webster]

Alike are life and death, When life in death survives. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • survive — sur‧vive [səˈvaɪv ǁ sər ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. if a business survives, it manages to continue operating, even though it is in a very difficult situation: • To survive, companies will have to focus on staff development. • The… …   Financial and business terms

  • Survive — can refer to: *Survive (Much the Same album) The 2006 album by Much the Same. *Survive (B z album) a 1997 album by B z *Survive (David Bowie song) track from hours... album by David Bowie, 1999. *Survive, by Nuclear Assault, 1988. * Survive! , a… …   Wikipedia

  • Survive — Survive, Kaleidoscope Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Survive, Kaleidoscope Álbum de Underoath Publicación 27 de Mayo, 2008 Grabación Octubre 2007 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Survive — Sur*vive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Survived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surviving}.] [F. survivre, L. supervivere; super over + vivere to live. See {Super }, and {Victuals}.] To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • survive — I verb abide, be left, be spared, continue, endure, exist, last, live longer, live on, make a comeback, outlast, outlive, persevere, persist, remain, result, subsist, sustain, weather the storm associated concepts: survival of a debt, survival of …   Law dictionary

  • survive — [sər vīv′] vt. survived, surviving [ME surviven < OFr survivre < L supervivere < super , above (see SUPER ) + vivere, to live (see BIO )] 1. to live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive 2. to continue to live… …   English World dictionary

  • survive — (v.) early 15c., act or condition of one person outliving another, originally in the legal (inheritance) sense, from Anglo Fr. survivre, O.Fr. souvivre, from L. supervivere live beyond, live longer than, from super over, beyond (see SUPER (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • survive — *outlive, outlast Analogous words: endure, *continue, persist, last: withstand, *resist, fight …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • survive — [v] continue to live bear, be extant, be left, carry on, carry through, come through, cut it, endure, exist, get on, get through, go all the way*, go the limit*, handle, hold out, keep, keep afloat, last, live, live down, live on, live out, live… …   New thesaurus

  • survive — ► VERB 1) continue to live or exist. 2) continue to live or exist in spite of (an accident or ordeal). 3) remain alive after the death of. DERIVATIVES survivable adjective. ORIGIN Old French sourvivre, from Latin super in addition + vivere live …   English terms dictionary

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