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Survive vs Saved - What's the difference?

survive | saved |

As verbs the difference between survive and saved

is that survive is of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive while saved is (save).

As an adjective saved is

(christianity) rescued from the consequences of sin.

survive

English

Verb

(surviv)
  • Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
  • Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
  • To live longer than; to outlive.
    • His children survived''' him; he was '''survived by his children.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I'll assure her of / Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, / In all my lands and leases whatsoever.
  • * 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , X:
    • ‘I am afraid, as will happen in other cases, the treaty of alliance has survived the amicable dispositions in which it had its origin.’
  • To live past a life-threatening event.
    • He did not survive the accident.
  • (sports) Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * (live longer than) outlive

    Antonyms

    * (live longer than) predecease

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    saved

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (save)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (Christianity) Rescued from the consequences of sin.
    • 1988: Are you saved, Mr Woardly-Fish?'' —

    Related terms

    * saved by the bell

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