Survive — Defs

01 v. t. To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event.

imp. & p. p. Survived; p. pr. & vb. n. Surviving

1.
To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event.
“I'll assure her of Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, In all my lands and leases whatsoever.” — Shak.

02 v. i. To remain alive; to continue to live.

1.
To remain alive; to continue to live.
“Thy pleasure, Which, when no other enemy survives, Still conquers all the conquerors.” — Sir J. Denham.

“Alike are life and death, When life in death survives.” — Longfellow.