survive in Dutch
survive in Dutch is overleven — survive means to stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
survive in Dutch
overleven
What does "survive" mean?
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verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
"Only a handful of passengers survived the shipwreck."
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verb To continue to exist, especially after something might have destroyed it.
"Very few handwritten letters from that era have survived."
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verb To live longer than someone else; to outlive them.
"He was survived by his wife and three children."
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survive in a sentence
- Only a handful of passengers survived the shipwreck.
- She survived two rounds of chemotherapy.
- Very few handwritten letters from that era have survived.
- The old oak tree survived the storm that flattened the rest of the wood.
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What is "survive" in Dutch?
"survive" in Dutch is overleven. survive means: To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
How do you use "survive" in a sentence?
Example: "Only a handful of passengers survived the shipwreck." In Dutch, "survive" is overleven.
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