alive, to be Copy link Outline 1. vīvo, vixi, victum, 32. sŭpersum • alive, to be: 1. vīvo, vixi, victum, 3: my wife is a., and is likely to live, uxor mea v., victuraque est, Pl. 2. sŭpersum: provided I am a., modo vita supersit, Virg.: v. to survive: Phr.: to be alive, inter homines esse, Cic.: inter homines agere, Tac.: v. to live.