"survived by her partner" meaning

Question

I was reading a autobiography online, and in that context , I come across a phrase

"she was survived by her partner,.....(partner's name)"

what does the author mean to say?

Answer 1

When you say "someone was survived by so-and-so", it means that that someone is deceased, and their surviving relatives are so-and-so.

Here, it means "her partner X was still alive when she died."

Answer 2

It means that after her death, her partner is still alive.

Answer 3

If you see:

He was 43 and is survived by his wife, a son and daughter.

then that means he died while those family members are still alive.