Survive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

continue to live through hardship or adversity

continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɚvˈaɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/səvˈaɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səvˈaɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /sɚvˈaɪv/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pull through outlast hold out hold up last outlive come through endure subsist live on live pull round make it exist go

Antonyms

succumb

Parts of Speech

verb	continue to live through hardship or adversity “We went without water and food for 3 days”
verb	continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) “He survived the cancer against all odds”
verb	support oneself “he could barely exist on such a low wage”
verb	live longer than “She outlived her husband by many years”

Word Forms

survival	noun	a state of surviving; remaining alive
endurance	noun	a state of surviving; remaining alive
survivor	noun	one who lives through affliction
subsister	noun	one who lives through affliction
subsistence	noun	a means of surviving

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überleben

weiterhin Not und Widrigkeiten durchleben

🇫🇷French

survivre

continuer à vivre des difficultés ou de l’adversité

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrevivir

Continuar viviendo a través de dificultades o adversidad.

🇮🇹Italian

sopravvivere

continuare a vivere attraverso difficoltà o avversità

🇳🇱Dutch

overleven

doorgaan met ontberingen of tegenspoed

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobreviver

continuar a viver através de dificuldades ou adversidades

🇷🇺Russian

выживать

продолжать жить, несмотря на трудности и невзгоды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जीवित बचना

कठिनाई या विपरीत परिस्थिति में जीना जारी रखें

🇧🇩Bengali

বেঁচে থাকা

কষ্ট বা প্রতিকূলতার মধ্য দিয়ে বাঁচতে থাকুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிழைக்க

கஷ்டங்கள் அல்லது துன்பங்கள் மூலம் தொடர்ந்து வாழ்க

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్రతుకుతాయి

కష్టాలు లేదా కష్టాల ద్వారా జీవించడం కొనసాగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जगणे

त्रास किंवा संकटातून जगणे सुरू ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટકી રહેવું

મુશ્કેલી અથવા પ્રતિકૂળતામાંથી જીવવાનું ચાલુ રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬದುಕುಳಿಯುತ್ತವೆ

ಕಷ್ಟಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲತೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಬದುಕುವುದನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിജീവിക്കുക

കഷ്ടതകളിലൂടെയോ പ്രതികൂല സാഹചര്യങ്ങളിലൂടെയോ ജീവിക്കാൻ തുടരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਚ

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸੀਬਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਰਨਾ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

زندہ رہنا

مشکلات یا مصیبت کے ذریعے زندگی گزارنا جاری رکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

存活

继续度过困难或逆境

🇯🇵Japanese

生き残る

困難や逆境を乗り越えて生き続ける

🇰🇷Korean

생존하다

어려움이나 역경을 겪으며 계속 살아가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tồn tại

tiếp tục sống qua khó khăn hoặc nghịch cảnh

🇹🇭Thai

รอดชีวิต

ดำเนินชีวิตต่อไปผ่านความยากลำบากหรือความทุกข์ยาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertahan hidup

terus hidup melalui kesulitan atau kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

mabuhay

patuloy na nabubuhay sa hirap o kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

bertahan

teruskan hidup dalam kesusahan atau kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينجو

الاستمرار في العيش في ظل الصعوبات أو الشدائد

🇮🇷Persian

زنده ماندن

در سختی یا ناملایمات به زندگی ادامه دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

hayatta kalmak

zorluk veya sıkıntıyla yaşamaya devam etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׂרוֹד

להמשיך לחיות במצוקה או במצוקה

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