επιβιώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• live verb To be alive; to have life.
• survive verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.

Senses

επιβιώνω is used for these senses in English:

• live (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
• survive (intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
• survive (intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.

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.

survive — full definition

1. verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
2. verb To continue to exist, especially after something might have destroyed it.
3. verb To live longer than someone else; to outlive them.

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