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What is the verb for survival?

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survive
  1. (intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
  2. (intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
  3. (transitive) To live longer than; to outlive.
  4. (transitive) To live past a life-threatening event.
  5. (transitive, sports) Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. live, exist, endure, prevail, subsist, persist, be, last, remain, fight for your life, live on, remain alive, stay alive, sustain oneself, cling to life, have life, be alive, be animate, be in this world, carry on, walk the earth, be extant, draw breath, have being, stay around, sustain life, be in the land of the living, cheat death, escape death, evade death, hold on, hold out, keep afloat, make it, keep body and soul together, keep your head above water, continue, persevere, manage, go on, keep going, cope, sustain, get along, get by, hang on, breathe, support oneself, last out, hold up … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “The quest to survive is innate in all sentient beings.”
      “We are determined to ensure that these natural wonders survive for future generations to appreciate.”
      “We will just have to survive this brief period of hardship until I find another job.”
survives
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of survive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. is, exists, lives, breathes, subsists, stands, has existence, has life, draws breath, has being, has breath, lasts, endures, prevails, persists, remains, lives on, stays alive, holds out, remains alive, carries on, stays around, continues, lingers, perseveres, abides, keeps on, keeps, comes through, toughs it out, goes all the way, keeps up, makes the cut, stands up, carries through, goes the limit, goes on, holds up, cuts it, are, evades death, makes it, sustains life, cheats death, holds on, escapes death, walks the earth, keeps afloat, keeps your head above water, fights for your life … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In the ensuing attempt, Dunbar survives and rallies the Union troops to win the battle.”
      “In each of the four walls there is a recess, although only that to the west survives in anything like its original state.”
      “The lower jawbone of the hippopotamus reveals six incisor teeth, whereas the hippopotamus that survives in Africa has only four incisors.”
survived
  1. simple past tense and past participle of survive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lived, existed, endured, prevailed, subsisted, persisted, was, were, been, lasted, remained, fought for your life, lived on, remained alive, stayed alive, sustained oneself, clung to life, had life, carried on, walked the earth, drew breath, drawn breath, had being, stayed around, sustained life, cheated death, escaped death, evaded death, held on, held out, kept afloat, made it, kept body and soul together, kept your head above water, continued, lingered, abode, abided, persevered, kept, went on, gone on … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “That Soundos survived, and with a bullet in her head, seems to many an act of God, and an admonition.”
      “We were asked to direct our thoughts and prayers to the people who survived the disaster.”
      “No one knows yet if anyone survived the crash. At this point, we can only hope.”
surviving
  1. present participle of survive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. living, existing, enduring, prevailing, subsisting, persisting, being, lasting, remaining, fighting for your life, living on, remaining alive, staying alive, sustaining oneself, clinging to life, having life, carrying on, walking the earth, drawing breath, having being, staying around, sustaining life, cheating death, escaping death, evading death, holding on, holding out, keeping afloat, making it, keeping body and soul together, keeping your head above water, continuing, lingering, abiding, persevering, keeping, going on, holding up, keeping on, carrying through … more
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