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VocabJLPT N3

to survive

Godan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to survive

This verb means "to survive" or "to remain alive," often after a dangerous or difficult situation. It combines the ideas of living and remaining, emphasizing that one has made it through hardship. It is used in both literal contexts like disasters and figurative ones like tough competition.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Even as foreign competitors grow, local businesses are holding on.

Sentence 2

As long as even one person survives, hope lives on.

Sentence 3

No matter how hard you try, you can't survive without a little luck?

Sentence 4

"You need qualifications to survive at this company," he said.

Sentence 5

She laughed and said, "I'm not strong, but somehow I always survive."