survive

UK /səˈvaɪv/ US /sɚˈvaɪv/
verb 5

Definitions

verb

1

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.

2

Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.

This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.

3

To live past (a life-threatening event)

Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.

He did not survive the accident.

4

To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).

his children survived him;   he was survived by his children

And for that dowrie, Ile aſſure her of / Her widdow-hood, be it that ſhe ſuruiue me / In all my Lands and Leaſes whatſoeuer / Let ſpecialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, / That couenants may be kept on either hand.

5

To be a victim of nonfatal but substantial harm and nonetheless to display the strength to heal; especially, after a crime or an illness, especially sexual or physical abuse or assault, cancer, or a natural disaster.

I just know you'll get through this, because that's what survivors like you do: they not only survive but thrive.

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