survive
verb (used without object)
to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live.
have survived
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present perfectof survive.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rome's top official for cultural heritage, Claudio Parisi Presicce, called the work an "absolute masterpiece, perhaps the most important pictorial work to have survived from antiquity".
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Although sharpened wooden weapons were used hundreds of thousands of years ago, relatively few examples have survived.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Pike's case is now in uncharted territory as Pike is believed to be the only person to have survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
They have survived when virtually every other contemporary financial claim has perished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He couldn’t have survived a hundred-foot fall into the water like I could.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
