survive

(verb) continue to live through hardship or adversity. Synonyms: last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out. Examples: "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?."

(verb) continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.). Synonyms: pull through, pull round, come through, make it. Examples: "He survived the cancer against all odds."

(verb) support oneself. Synonyms: exist, live, subsist. Examples: "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) live longer than. Synonyms: outlive, outlast. Examples: "She outlived her husband by many years."