definition of
survive

[1] #1 survive v. [last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out] continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last withou. wn

[2] #2 survive v. [pull through, pull round, come through, make it] continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds". wn

[3] #3 survive v. [exist, live, subsist] support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day". wn

[4] #4 survive v. [outlive, outlast] live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years". wn