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survive

/sɚˈvaɪv/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. verb

    continue to live through hardship or adversity

    We went without water and food for 3 days

  2. verb

    continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

    He survived the cancer against all odds

  3. verb

    support oneself

    he could barely exist on such a low wage

  4. verb

    live longer than

    She outlived her husband by many years

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