live on

Verb

• continue to live through hardship or adversity
  • 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?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  survive , last , live , go , endure , hold up , hold out