survive
verb /səˈvaɪv/
/sərˈvaɪv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they survive | /səˈvaɪv/ /sərˈvaɪv/ |
| he / she / it survives | /səˈvaɪvz/ /sərˈvaɪvz/ |
| past simple survived | /səˈvaɪvd/ /sərˈvaɪvd/ |
| past participle survived | /səˈvaɪvd/ /sərˈvaɪvd/ |
| -ing form surviving | /səˈvaɪvɪŋ/ /sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to continue to live or exist
- She was the last surviving member of the family.
- Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived.
- Many of these teachers are struggling to survive financially.
- He must betray his friend in order to survive.
- The children had to survive by begging and stealing.
- (humorous) ‘How are you these days?’ ‘Oh, surviving.’
- Don't worry, it's only a scratch—you'll survive.
- survive from something Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.
- survive on something I can't survive on £40 a week (= it is not enough for my basic needs).
- They spent two months in the jungle, surviving on small animals and fruit.
- survive as something He survived as party leader until his second election defeat.
Extra Examples- Only one copy of the book still survives.
- Companies need to keep to deadlines if they are to survive and thrive.
- Four of their five chickens survived to adulthood.
- Nobody can survive long without water.
- Once diagnosed with lung cancer, a patient is lucky to survive for five years.
- Seedlings survive better in stony soil.
- She cannot hope to survive long in power.
- She survived through two world wars.
- The frescoes have survived remarkably well.
- The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.
- The original apple tree survived until 1911.
- Very little has survived from this period of history.
- I can just about survive on what I earn.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- barely
- hardly
- …
- struggle to
- be able to
- can
- …
- as
- from
- into
- …
- the only surviving…
- the sole surviving…
- survive and prosper
- …
- [transitive] to continue to live or exist despite a dangerous event or time
- survive something Her 5-year-old son miraculously survived the crash.
- He only survived the attack because he was wearing body armour.
- Many birds didn't survive the severe winter.
- The company managed to survive the crisis.
- survive something + adj. Few buildings survived the war intact.
Extra Examples- A young boy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock.
- The prime minister narrowly survived a leadership challenge.
- Doctors did not expect him to survive the night.
- He narrowly survived several assassination attempts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
- barely
- hardly
- …
- struggle to
- be able to
- can
- …
- as
- from
- into
- …
- the only surviving…
- the sole surviving…
- survive and prosper
- …
- [transitive] survive somebody/something to live or exist longer than somebody/something synonym outlive
- She survived her husband by ten years.
- He is survived by his wife and two sons (= he has just died but they are still alive).
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- ‘in addition’ + vivere ‘live’.