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survive vs stand up

stand up vs survive

survive and stand up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
survive No No Yes No
stand up No No Yes No
As verbs, stand up is a hyponym of survive; that is, stand up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than survive:
  • survive: continue to live and avoid dying
  • stand up: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Other hyponyms of survive include hold up, hold water, perennate, live out.
survive (verb) stand up (verb)
support oneself defend against attack or criticism
continue to live and avoid dying refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) be standing; be upright
live longer than put into an upright position
rise to one's feet
rise up as in fear
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Difference between survive and stand up

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