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survive

Main Entry:: sur·vive
Pronunciation:: \sər-ˈvīv\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: sur·vived; sur·viv·ing

intransitive verb : to remain alive or in existence : live on transitive verb 1 : to remain alive after the death of <his son survived him> 2 : to continue to exist or live after <survived the stroke>

— sur·vi·val \-ˈvī-vəl\

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noun

— sur·vi·vor \-ˈvī-vər\

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