/səˈvaɪv/
Translation
To stay alive after something very dangerous or very hard.
Word origin
From Latin supervivere, to live beyond, which came into English through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supervivere
- English cognates
- survivor, revive
Grammar
Examples
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"Survive" often takes the danger as its object.
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Here "survive" means to keep living in hard conditions.
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Use "for" with a length of time.
Used in
Grammar articles
(4)Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
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