survive

Definition

Examples

Many small shops could not survive the sudden drop in tourist numbers.

Word Family

Synonyms

• endureto suffer something painful or difficult patiently
• outlivelive longer than
• persistcontinue to exist

Collocations

• Easy survive the winter
  to survive the winter, meaning to continue to live through hardship or adversity
• Medium survive the severe economic downturn intact
  to survive the severe economic downturn intact, meaning to continue to live through hardship or adversity
• Hard businesses struggle to survive amidst crushing debt loads
  describing businesses struggle to survive amidst crushing debt loads (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)
• Very Hard survive by the skin of one's teeth
  to survive by the skin of one's teeth, meaning to continue to live through hardship or adversity