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survive in Finnish

survive in Finnish is selviytyä, jäädä eloon, jäädä henkiin — survive means to stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.

survive in Finnish

selviytyä
verb
jäädä eloon
verb
jäädä henkiin
verb
selviytyä
verb
(intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
jäädä eloon
verb
(intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
jäädä henkiin
verb
(intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
selvitä
verb
(intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
elää kauemmin
verb
(transitive) To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
elää pitempään
verb
(transitive) To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).

What does "survive" mean?

  1. verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
    "Only a handful of passengers survived the shipwreck."
  2. verb To continue to exist, especially after something might have destroyed it.
    "Very few handwritten letters from that era have survived."
  3. 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.
  • He was survived by his wife and three children.

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What is "survive" in Finnish?

"survive" in Finnish is selviytyä, jäädä eloon, jäädä henkiin. 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 Finnish, "survive" is selviytyä, jäädä eloon, jäädä henkiin.

Are there other ways to say "survive" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 6 translations listed for "survive": selviytyä, jäädä eloon, jäädä henkiin, selvitä, elää kauemmin, elää pitempään.

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