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support oneself
he could barely exist on such a low wage; Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?; Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
(verb) go, hold out, hold up, live, live on, last, endure
continue to live through hardship or adversity
We went without water and food for 3 days; These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America; The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents; how long can a person last without food and water?
live longer than
She outlived her husband by many years
(verb) make it, pull round, pull through, come through
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
He survived the cancer against all odds