Survive

/səˈvʌɪv/ verb

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

Meaning

  1. (verb) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
  2. (verb) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
  3. (verb) To live longer than; to outlive. “His children survived him; he was survived by his children.”
  4. (verb) To live past a life-threatening event. “He did not survive the accident.”
  5. (verb) To be a victim of usually non-fatal harm, to honor and empower the strength of an individual to heal, in particular a living victim of sexual abuse or assault.
  6. (verb) Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.

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Letter breakdown

  • Survive contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Survive mean?

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

How many letters are in Survive?

Survive has 7 letters.

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