Meaning
To stay alive after something very dangerous or very hard.
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Word origin
From Latin supervivere, to live beyond, which came into English through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supervivere
- English cognates
- survivor, revive
Grammar
Examples
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"Survive" often takes the danger as its object.
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Here "survive" means to keep living in hard conditions.
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Use "for" with a length of time.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 11: survive, complete, summer and 7 more words.