sopravvivere — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
sopravvivere is used for these senses in English:
- hold out (idiomatic) To survive, endure.
- linger (intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
- make it To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.
- survive (intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
- survive (transitive) To live past (a life-threatening event)
- survive (transitive) To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
linger — full definition
- verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.
survive — full definition
- verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
- verb To continue to exist, especially after something might have destroyed it.
- verb To live longer than someone else; to outlive them.