överleva

See also: overleva

Swedish

Etymology

From över- + leva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /øːvərleːva/

Verb

överleva (present överlever, preterite överlevde, supine överlevt, imperative överlev)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to survive

Usage notes

  • in transitive use, one can survive hardship (a famine), time (the winter) or another person (live longer than)

Conjugation

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