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- pronunciation:
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vaIv
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- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
survives, surviving, survived |
| definition 1: |
to continue to live after something very dangerous has happened.
The plane crashed, but many passengers survived. |
| definition 2: |
to continue to live and grow or continue to exist.
This kind of plant can survive in the desert.These wonderful paintings have survived for centuries.- synonyms:
- last
- antonyms:
- die
- similar words:
- continue, persist, remain
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| related words: |
exist, live |
| derivations: |
survivable (adj.), surviving (adj.), survivability (n.) |
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