survive

verb/səˈvaɪv/CEFR B1

বেঁচে থাকা

Meaning

To stay alive after a dangerous event.

Example sentences

Only three people survived the crash.দুর্ঘটনায় কেবল তিনজন বেঁচে গেল।
They survived for days without food.তারা খাবার ছাড়াই কয়েক দিন বেঁচে ছিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: endure, live

Antonyms: perish

Similar words, and what each means

endure
সহ্য করা, টিকে থাকা
To suffer something painful patiently, or to last a long time.
live
বাস করা, বেঁচে থাকা
To have your home somewhere, or to be alive.

Other English words for “বেঁচে থাকা”

alive
Living; not dead.
live
To have your home somewhere, or to be alive.
survival
The state of continuing to live or exist, especially after danger.

Opposite words

perish
ধ্বংস হওয়া, মারা যাওয়া
To die or be destroyed, especially in a sudden or violent way.
pass away
মারা যাওয়া, প্রয়াত হওয়া
To die (a polite way of saying so).

“survive” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Because an sk, st or sp start does not sit comfortably in spoken Bangla — a few clusters such as স্নান and স্ত্রী survive, but s before k, t or p gets broken up.
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Before anyone judges your English, your email has to survive being searched for in that pile — which is why the subject line matters more than any sentence inside.
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What must survive is the writer's main claim and the steps they took to reach it.
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Where this word is used

বেঁচে থাকা — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“survive” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • কার্যকর করা, সম্পন্ন করা
- • চেপে কুঁচকে দলা পাকানো
- • একটানা ড্যাবড্যাব করে তাকিয়ে থাকা
- • বেঁচে থাকা
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বেঁচে থাকা — survive (verb) — বেঁচে থাকা. To stay alive after a dangerous event.
Which word is closest in meaning to “survive”?
- • melt
- • provide
- • award
- • endure
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endure — endure — সহ্য করা, টিকে থাকা. To suffer something painful patiently, or to last a long time.

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