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Latin
Etymology
super- + sum
Pronunciation
Verb
supersum (present infinitive superesse, perfect active superfuī, future participle superfutūrus); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle
- to remain, to still remain, to be left, left over
29 BCE – 19 BCE,
Virgil,
Aeneid 2.567:
- “Iamque adeō super ūnus eram .”
- “And now indeed only I was left .”
(Tmesis: “super” separated from “eram.”)
- to survive (usually + dative)
- Synonyms: vīvō, supervīvō
- cladi superesse ― to survive the disaster
- to be in abundance, to abound
- Synonyms: abundō, flōreō, niteō, affluō, superfluō
- Antonyms: careō, egeō, dēsum, dēlinquō, deficiō, cessō
- to be superfluous
- to support, advocate (for), defend
Use
Despite there being a passive for "to survive" in English, this verb is a completely active verb. Therefore, "to be survived" is expressed by reversing the subject and object.
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