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.
survives
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present tense formof survive (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If a new queen survives until her first brood emerges as adult workers, though, then the odds are in her favour as she no longer needs to undertake risky foraging.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
What matters most is what happens after you hand the property back — in the event that you do — including whether your mother survives the transfer for more than one year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
County’s proposed Evergreen Fund would offer grants instead — if it survives the budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Whether or not LIV survives beyond this weekend, what’s left will bear little resemblance to the free-spending upstart that stormed onto the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Shall I call the tree tyrannical, since where it stands nothing survives but itself and its high- borne guests ?
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
