survive

sur|vive [ sər`vaıv ] verb intransitive or transitive ***

1. ) to stay alive despite an injury, illness, war, etc.:

Just eight passengers survived the plane crash.

His doctor says it's a miracle that he survived.

2. ) to continue to exist, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation:

Of all the museum's paintings, only one survived the fire.

The organization cannot survive unless we make some major changes.

3. ) to manage to deal with something difficult or unpleasant:

I don't know how I ever survived high school.

Don't worry about Molly she'll survive.

be survived by someone MAINLY JOURNALISM

if you are survived by someone, they are still alive after you have died:

Santos is survived by his wife of 49 years.

survive on something

to manage to live with only a small amount of money, food, water, etc.:

Many of the peasants survive on tiny plots of corn and beans.

How does the family survive on such a small monthly wage?