survive

verb6

1. •
   to stay alive, especially after an accident, an illness or another danger

   • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.
2. •
   Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.

   • This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.
3. •
   To live past (a life-threatening event)

   • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.
   • He did not survive the accident.
4. •
   To live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).

   • his children survived him
   • he was survived by his children
5. •
   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.

   • I just know you'll get through this, because that's what survivors like you do: they not only survive but thrive.
6. •
   Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.

   • They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.