survive

To continue to live; to remain alive.intransitive

• Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.

To continue to exist.intransitive

• This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.

To live past (a life-threatening event)transitive

• Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.
• He did not survive the accident.

To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).transitive

• His children survived him.
• He was survived by his children.

To be a victim of nonfatal but substantial harm and nonetheless to display the strength to heal; especially, after a crime or an illness, especially sexual or physical abuse or assault, cancer, or a natural disaster.intransitive

• I just know you'll get through this, because that's what survivors like you do: they not only survive but thrive.

To avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.intransitive

• They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.