survive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sərˈvaɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɚˈvaɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sər vīv′)

Inflections of 'survive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
survives
v 3rd person singular
surviving
v pres p
survived
v past
survived
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
survive⇒ vi (remain alive)sobrevivir⇒ vi
 The fox survived after escaping from the trap.
 La zorra sobrevivió después de escapar de la trampa.
survive vi (continue to exist)sobrevivir⇒ vi
 Cockroaches have survived for millions of years.
 Las cucarachas han sobrevivido por millones de años.
survive [sth]⇒ vtr (endure)sobrevivir⇒ vi
 I can't believe I survived that terrible ordeal.
 No puedo creer que sobreviviese a ese calvario.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
survive [sb]⇒ vtr usu passive (left living after [sb]'s death)sobrevivir a vi + prep
 The accident victim was survived by his wife and two children.
 A la víctima del accidente le sobreviven su esposa y dos hijos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
survive on [sth] vi + prep (stay alive with only)sobrevivir con loc verb
 I can survive on four hours' sleep a night if I have to.
 Puedo sobrevivir con sólo cuatro horas de sueño si es necesario.
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'survive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
carry through - come through - endure - exist - get by - get through - keep the wolf from the door - last - last through - live off - make it - manage - pull through - roll with the punches - scrape by - subsist - survival rate - take a knocking - tide over - viable
Spanish:
salir vivo - sobrevivir - subsistir - supervivir - mantener en pie - perdurar - vivir

Collocations: survive the [winter, heat, night], is not expected to survive the [night, next 24 hours], do not survive [beyond the age of five, to adulthood], more...

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