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survive
verb
support oneself
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səˈvʌɪv
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verb
support oneself
“he could barely exist on such a low wage”
verb
continue to live and avoid dying
“We went without water and food for 3 days”
verb
live longer than
“She outlived her husband by many years”
verb
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
“He survived the cancer against all odds”
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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
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?
one crash victim died, the other lived
She outlived her husband by many years
He survived the cancer against all odds
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