survive

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To live longer than, to outlive.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To live past a life-threatening event.

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