survive

/sərˈvaɪv/

verbsur · vive

Think: you "SUR"pass trouble to "VIVE"—survive = get through and live.

Yes, it's survive. Remember the ending is **-vive** (like **live** with a v): sur + vive.

Definitions

  1. verbto continue to live or exist after danger, illness, or difficulty
  2. verbto remain in use or continue to exist over time

Examples

  • The hikers carried extra water so they could survive the heat.
  • Some traditions survive for hundreds of years.
  • After the storm, the small plant managed to survive and grow again.

Synonyms

endurepersistlivepull throughwithstand

Antonyms

dieperish

Translations

ES sobrevivirPT sobreviverFR survivre

Common misspellings

servivesurviveesurvvesurviveingsurvivingesurvievesurvıve

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