Meaning of survive – Learner’s Dictionary

survive
verb
uk
/səˈvaɪv/
us

survive verb (NOT DIE)

B2
to continue to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc:
He was born with a heart problem and only survived ten days.
No one survived the plane crash.
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survive verb (EXIST)

to continue to exist after being in a difficult or dangerous situation:
Only two buildings survived the earthquake.

survive verb (LIVE LONGER)

If you survive someone, you continue to live after they have died.

(Definition of survive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of survive

in Chinese (Traditional)
繼續生存,存活, (尤指)倖存, 比(尤指家人)活得長…
in Chinese (Simplified)
继续生存,存活, (尤指)幸存, 比(尤指家人)活得长…
in Spanish
sobrevivir…
in Portuguese
sobreviver, sobreviver a, viver a mais do que…
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जगणे, च्या मागे राहणे…
生き残る, 生き延びる, 生(い)き残(のこ)る…
hayatta kalmak, hayatı idame etmek, yaşamını sürdürmek…
survivre (à), survivre, survivre à…
sobreviure (a)…
overleven…
தொடர்ந்து வாழ்வது அல்லது இருப்பது, குறிப்பாக இறப்பதற்கு அருகில் வந்த பிறகு அல்லது அழிக்கப்பட்ட பிறகு அல்லது கடினமான அல்லது அச்சுறுத்தும் சூழ்நிலையில் இருந்தபின், யாரோ…
(किसी खतरनाक अवस्था या मृत्यु के निकट जा कर) बच जाना, जीवित रहना, गुज़ारा करना…
ટકી રહેવું, કુટુંબના સભ્યનું અસ્તિત્વ…
overleve…
överleva…
hidup, hidup lebih lama…
überleben…
overleve, leve lenger enn, leve (videre)…
زندہ رہنا, بچ رہنا, باقی رہنا…
пережити, витримати, лишитися живим…
బ్రతికిఉండటం, ప్రత్యేకంగా చావుకు లేక నాశనానికు చాలా దగ్గరికి ఒక కష్టమైన లేదా ప్రమాదక్రమైన పరిస్తితిలో ఉన్నందుకు రావడం, ఒకరు ప్రత్యేకంగా మీ కుటుంబంలో ఒకరు చనిపోయాక బ్రతికిఉండటం…
বেঁচে থাকা, টিকে থাকা, পরিবারের কারও মৃত্যুর পরে বেঁচে থাকা…
přežít…
tetap hidup, hidup lebih lama…
รอดตาย, มีชีวิตสืบต่อ…
sống qua được, sống lâu hơn…
przeżyć, przetrwać…
살아남다…
sopravvivere (a), sopravvivere…
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