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English to English verb
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continue to live through hardship or adversity |  | Example: 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 without food and water?
source: wordnet30
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continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) | | Example: He survived the cancer against all odds
source: wordnet30
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support oneself | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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live longer than | | Example: She outlived her husband by many years
source: wordnet30
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To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event. | | source: webster1913
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To remain alive; to continue to live. | | source: webster1913
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