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- Dictionarysurviving/səˈvʌɪvɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. remaining alive, especially after the death of another or others: "there were no surviving relatives"
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continuing to live or exist: The rhinoceros is one of the world's oldest surviving species. Her estate was divided between her three surviving children (= those who continued to live after her death). Synonyms. extant formal. living. Opposite. extinct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Life and living. alive. animate. blue zone. borrow.
The meaning of SURVIVING is still living after another or others have died or died out. How to use surviving in a sentence. still living after another or others have died or died out; remaining after another or others have ceased existence, operation, or use…
to continue to live or to exist, esp. after a dangerous event: [ I ] The baby was born with a defective heart and survived for only a few hours. [ T ] The building survived the earthquake with little damage. If someone is survived by family members, those family members are still alive when that person dies:
Someone who is still living, even after the death of another or the end of a situation or event, is said to be surviving. For example, if a person dies, the husband or wife is "the surviving spouse."
adjective. 1. (of a person) continuing to live, esp after a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness. William Shakespeare's last surviving descendant. 2. continuing to exist. Due to an overall lack of surviving correspondence, Jane Austen's biographers have an incomplete picture of what her day-to-day life was really like.
to continue to live or to exist, esp. after a dangerous event: [ I ] The baby was born with a defective heart and survived for only a few hours. [ T ] The building survived the earthquake with little damage. If someone is survived by family members, those family members are still alive when that person dies:
Survive definition: to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live. See examples of SURVIVE used in a sentence.
1. : to remain alive after the death of. he is survived by his wife. 2. : to continue to exist or live after. survived the earthquake. 3. : to continue to function or prosper despite : withstand. they survived many hardships. survivor. sər-ˈvī-vər. noun. Synonyms. ride (out) weather.
Survive definition: to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live. See examples of SURVIVE used in a sentence.
1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years. 2. To live, persist, or remain usable through: plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall. 3. To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after: survived child abuse.
