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How to pronounce survive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms outlast, outlive
Derivation survivor
Type Words
Synonyms exist, live, subsist
Has types drift, freewheel, breathe
Verb group hold up, hold out, live, endure, go, live on, last
Derivation survival
Type Words
Synonyms endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on
Has types stand up, live out, hold water, hold up, perennate
Verb group live, subsist, exist, be
Derivation survival


These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America.
Type Words
Synonyms come through, make it, pull round, pull through
Type of overcome, get the better of, defeat
Derivation survival, survivor


He survived the cancer against all odds.

Examples of survive

survive
A prediction that will become reality in order for the Western world to survive.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Biodegradable and recyclable, they'll survive laundering with a slight pressing.
From the omaha.com
If you survive, the world is assured your defective genes are nipped in the bud.
From the washingtontimes.com
As certain citizens flourish and others remain stuck, can the community survive?
From the timesunion.com
Thousands more are turned away, too old or ill to survive the arduous operation.
From the suntimes.com
Who could survive third-degree burns on their scalp and ever really be OK again?
From the newsweek.com
When green fronds are removed the plant has to produce more in order to survive.
From the news-journalonline.com
So why not help American business survive in an increasingly competitive market?
From the forbes.com
At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • 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?"
  • Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
  • Exist: support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
  • Outlive: live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"
  • (survival) a state of surviving; remaining alive
  • (survival) a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  • Escape from Atlantis is a board game that portrays the sinking of Atlantis and the attempts by the population to escape the sinking island. It was originally released in the USA under the title of Survive! and first published in the English language by Parker Brothers in 1982. Survive! ...
  • Survive is the ninth studio album by Japanese rock band B'z. The album sold 1,040,160 copies in its first week, lower than their last studio album, the album still mamaged to sell over 1,723,030 copies.
  • "Survive" is a song and single written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album hours... in 1999.