Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To remain alive or in existence.
- intransitive verb To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere.
- intransitive verb To remain functional or usable.
- intransitive verb To live longer than; outlive.
- intransitive verb To live, persist, or remain usable through.
- intransitive verb To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To outlive; live or exist beyond the life or existence of; outlast beyond some specified point of time, or some given person, thing, event, or circumstance: as, to
survive one's usefulness. - Synonyms Outlive, Survive. See
outline . - To remain alive or in existence; specifically, to remain alive after the death or cessation of some one or something.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast.
- intransitive verb To remain alive; to continue to live.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive Of a person, to continue to
live ; to remainalive . - verb intransitive Of an object or concept, to continue to
exist . - verb transitive To
live longer than; tooutlive . - verb transitive To
live past a life-threatening event.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
- verb support oneself
- verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
- verb live longer than
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I agree that at least it's likely that "Christianist" (should the term survive past the end of the week) is/will be (a) cast mostly in a pejorative context and (b) will be used more broadly than its current definition - that is, it will be wielded by certain individuals against all Christians with socially conservative views.
Why not engage with me instead of trying to make me into your enemy? Ann Althouse 2006
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Win two out of three, and the Nittany Lions are in the first Big Ten championship game -- playing for the, ahem, Stagg-Paterno trophy, should the name survive this tumult.
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Still, the only way for newspapers to survive is to explore, discuss and debate a wide range of ideas.
FTC to help “the reinvention of journalism”? « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010
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So Reid's only chance to survive is to take some of these people who don't feel so good about him and get them to feel very badly about Sharron Angle and perhaps hold their nose and vote for him - or, because we have this crazy none of the above on the ballot here, vote none of the above.
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Still, the only way for newspapers to survive is to explore, discuss and debate a wide range of ideas.
A Progressive on the Prairie » FTC to help “the reinvention of journalism”? » Print 2010
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Attacked and hunted, their only chance to survive is to find a way back to the surface.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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If you are ugly and maybe fat your only chance to survive is to become as disgusting on the inside as you (obviously) are on the outside (ARGH!) by becoming a villain.
In The Apocalypse Only Superhot Chicks Will Survive… « 1979 Semi-Finalist… 2008
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As some have said above, there are alternative lifeboats and the way to survive is to get in them.
Sound Politics: "Peak Oil" Despair Versus Energy Innovation 2007
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The only way to survive is to blaze your own path!
A Reassurance To All susitna 2006
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Coturnix says the way to survive is to be smart and invisible.
August 2006 2006
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