survive meaning
survive :
to keep living, to continue to exist
Verb
▪ Many people survived the storm.
▪ Many people kept living during the storm.
▪ The plant survived without water for a week.
▪ The plant kept living without water for a week.
paraphrasing
▪ endure – to keep living
▪ persist – to continue
▪ last – to continue to exist
▪ continue – to keep going
Pronunciation
survive [sərˈvaɪv]
The stress is on the second part 'vive' and sounds like 'sir-vive'.
Common phrases and grammar about survive
survive - Common meaning
Verb
to keep living, to continue to exist
Part of Speech Changes for "survive"
▪ survival (noun) – the act of continuing to live or exist
▪ survivable (adjective) – able to be kept alive or existing
▪ survive financially (phrasal verb) – to manage to continue financially
▪ survivorship (noun) – the state of continuing to live or exist
Common Expressions with "survive"
▪ survive a disaster – to continue to live after a disaster
▪ survive financially – to manage to continue financially
▪ survive without help – to continue to live without assistance
▪ survive the competition – to continue to exist despite competition
Important examples of survive in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, survive is often used to describe continuing to exist after challenges or difficulties.
Example of a confusing word: surpass (to exceed)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Survive is typically used as a verb expressing endurance, often featured in sentence completion questions.
survive
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
survive the fire
'continue to live after the fire', used when talking about overcoming disasters.
fight to survive
means 'struggle to continue living' used when describing efforts to stay alive.
Differences between similar words and survive
survive
,
endure
differences
Survive is used to continue living despite difficulties, while endure often emphasizes bearing something painful or difficult.
survive
,
persist
differences
Survive means to continue living despite challenges, while persist emphasizes continued effort or existence over time.
Words with the same origin as survive
The origin of survive
The word 'survive' comes from the Latin 'supervivere', which means 'to outlive' or 'to live beyond'.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'sur-' (over) and the root 'vivere' (to live), so survive means 'to live over'.
Words with the same origin
The root of survive is 'viv' (life). Words with the same root include vibrant, revive, vivid, and vitality.
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