survive; last; live; live on; go; endure; hold up; hold out




continue to live through hardship or adversity

"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

Types:
  • stand up; hold up; hold water
  • perennate
  • live out


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