survive

UK
/səˈvaɪv/
US
/sərˈvaɪv/

Translations

surviveverb
survived
Past Simple
survived
Past Participle
surviving
Gerund
UK
/səˈvaɪv/
US
/sərˈvaɪv/
The hikers managed to survive the harsh winter conditions in the mountains.
Les randonneurs ont réussi à survivre aux rudes conditions hivernales dans les montagnes.
Additional translations
subsisterSurtout pour une entreprise, une institution ou un mode de vie qui continue d’exister malgré des difficultés.

Definitions

surviveverb
To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
The hikers managed to survive the harsh winter conditions in the mountains.
To remain alive after the death of another person.
She survived her husband by ten years.
To manage to keep going in difficult circumstances.
The small business struggled to survive during the economic downturn.