Definitions
Continue to live or exist after danger, difficulty, or time has passed.
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman survivre, Old French survivre, from Late Latin supervīvere (“to outlive”), from Latin super (“over”) + vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”). See vivid. Compare devive, revive.
Used in a sentence
“Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.”
“This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.”
“Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.”
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01“Continue to live”7 letters
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