Überleben — meaning in English

English meaning

• live verb To be alive; to have life.
• outlast verb To last or continue existing longer than someone or something else.
• outlive verb To live longer than someone or something else; to survive past it.
• survival noun The act or fact of staying alive, especially through danger or difficulty.
• survive verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.

Senses

Überleben is used for these senses in English:

• live (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
• outlast (transitive) To live, last or remain longer than.
• outlive (transitive) To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.
• survival The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

live — full definition

1. verb To be alive; to have life.
2. verb To reside somewhere; to make one's home in a place.
3. verb To spend one's life in a particular way, or to experience life fully.
4. adj Alive, or currently active/in use (as opposed to recorded, tested, or switched off).
5. adj Broadcast or performed in real time, in front of an audience, rather than pre-recorded.

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