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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSurvive
/sərˈvaɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.
"Many animals didn't survive the harsh winter."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French survivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- 'over, beyond' + vivere 'to live'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Survive" is said worldwide
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survivre
Transliteration: survivre
"Il a réussi à survivre à l'accident."
überleben
Transliteration: ueberleben
"Wir müssen die Krise überleben."
sopravvivere
Transliteration: sopravvivere
"Gli animali lottano per sopravvivere."
sobrevivir
Transliteration: sobrevivir
"Es difícil sobrevivir sin agua."
sobreviver
Transliteration: sobreviver
"Eles conseguiram sobreviver à tempestade."
जीवित रहना
Transliteration: jeevit rehna
"भोजन के बिना जीवित रहना असंभव है।"
幸存
Transliteration: xìngcún
"他在车祸中幸存下来。"
살아남다
Transliteration: saranamda
"그들은 혹독한 추위에서 살아남았다."
生き残る
Transliteration: ikinokoru
"彼はその事故から生き残った。"
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