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Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways.
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Meaning of "survive" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SURVIVE

From Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere, from super- + vīvere to live.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SURVIVE

survive  [səˈvaɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURVIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Survive is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb survive in English.

WHAT DOES SURVIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Survive

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Definition of survive in the English dictionary

The first definition of survive in the dictionary is to live after the death of. Other definition of survive is to continue in existence or use after. Survive is also to endure.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SURVIVE

PRESENT

Present
I survive
you survive
he/she/it survives
we survive
you survive
they survive
Present continuous
I am surviving
you are surviving
he/she/it is surviving
we are surviving
you are surviving
they are surviving
Present perfect
I have survived
you have survived
he/she/it has survived
we have survived
you have survived
they have survived
Present perfect continuous
I have been surviving
you have been surviving
he/she/it has been surviving
we have been surviving
you have been surviving
they have been surviving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I survived
you survived
he/she/it survived
we survived
you survived
they survived
Past continuous
I was surviving
you were surviving
he/she/it was surviving
we were surviving
you were surviving
they were surviving
Past perfect
I had survived
you had survived
he/she/it had survived
we had survived
you had survived
they had survived
Past perfect continuous
I had been surviving
you had been surviving
he/she/it had been surviving
we had been surviving
you had been surviving
they had been surviving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will survive
you will survive
he/she/it will survive
we will survive
you will survive
they will survive
Future continuous
I will be surviving
you will be surviving
he/she/it will be surviving
we will be surviving
you will be surviving
they will be surviving
Future perfect
I will have survived
you will have survived
he/she/it will have survived
we will have survived
you will have survived
they will have survived
Future perfect continuous
I will have been surviving
you will have been surviving
he/she/it will have been surviving
we will have been surviving
you will have been surviving
they will have been surviving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would survive
you would survive
he/she/it would survive
we would survive
you would survive
they would survive
Conditional continuous
I would be surviving
you would be surviving
he/she/it would be surviving
we would be surviving
you would be surviving
they would be surviving
Conditional perfect
I would have survive
you would have survive
he/she/it would have survive
we would have survive
you would have survive
they would have survive
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been surviving
you would have been surviving
he/she/it would have been surviving
we would have been surviving
you would have been surviving
they would have been surviving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you survive
we let´s survive
you survive
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to survive
Past participle
survived
Present Participle
surviving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURVIVE


alive
əˈlaɪv
all-wheel-drive
ˌɔːlwiːlˈdraɪv
archive
ˈɑːkaɪv
arrive
əˈraɪv
beehive
ˈbiːˌhaɪv
belive
bɪˈlaɪv
Clive
klaɪv
convive
kənˈvaɪv
derive
dɪˈraɪv
dive
daɪv
drive
draɪv
five
faɪv
hive
haɪv
I´ve
aɪv
jive
dʒaɪv
overdrive
ˈəʊvəˌdraɪv
revive
rɪˈvaɪv
rive
raɪv
strive
straɪv
thrive
θraɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURVIVE

surveyor´s chain
surveyor´s level
surveyor´s measure
surveyorship
surview
survivability
survivable
survival
survival bag
survival course
survival instinct
survival kit
survival mechanism
survival of the fittest
survivalism
survivalist
survivance
surviving
survivor
survivorship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURVIVE

active
alternative
automotive
competitive
comprehensive
cooperative
creative
effective
exclusive
executive
expensive
extensive
give
in the negative
interactive
live
massive
on the qui vive
qui vive
vive

Synonyms and antonyms of survive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SURVIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «survive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of survive

Translation of «survive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SURVIVE

Find out the translation of survive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of survive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «survive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

存活
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrevivir
570 millions of speakers

English

survive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवित रहने के
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَحْيَا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выживать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobreviver
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টেকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

survivre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertahan hidup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überleben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生き残る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살아남다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Urip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sống sót
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாழ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिकून राहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayatta kalmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sopravvivere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przetrwać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виживати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a supraviețui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιβιώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorleef
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överleva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overleve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of survive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURVIVE»

The term «survive» is very widely used and occupies the 7.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURVIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «survive» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «survive» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about survive

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SURVIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word survive.
1
Caitriona Balfe
Many children with cancer in the developing world can be cured. But without appropriate treatment, few survive.
2
Bonnie Bassler
You live in intimate association with bacteria, and you couldn't survive without them.
3
Amy J. Berg
The people of Shishmaref want their community to survive, but they are holding on to their legacy by a very delicate thread indeed. The threat of their land disappearing is only the beginning.
4
Tom Brady
Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways.
5
Jerry Cantrell
You feel different every day of your life. You just have to create your own space to survive, personally and professionally.
6
Harry Chapin
Good dreams don't come cheap, you've got to pay for them and If you just dream when you're asleep this is no way for them to come alive... to survive.
7
John Connolly
Anyone who wants bookstores to survive is portrayed as a Luddite who goes around smashing up Kindles.
8
Tre Cool
I wanna survive an avalanche. I wanna be one of those people a dog finds buried under a ton of snow, almost dying of starvation.
9
Jeff Cooper
The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.
10
Mary Douglas
Inside a religious body you get sects and hierarchies, inside an information network you get bazaars and cathedrals, it is the same, call them what you like. They survive by pointing the finger of blame at each other.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURVIVE»

Discover the use of survive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to survive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Survive!
From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest—and most remote—regions on Earth.
Les Stroud, 2009
2
Rage to Survive: The Etta James Story
The noted rhythm and blues singer shares her own turbulent life, in an anecdotal memoir that recalls her rise from poverty to the heights of musical fame and her struggle with addiction, obesity, loss, and broken love affairs.
Etta James, 2003
3
Loving to Survive: Sexual Terror, Men's Violence, and ...
Like hostages who bond to their captors, women bond to men in an effort to survive. This is a book that will forever change the way we look at male-female relationships and women's lives.
Dee L.R. Graham, 1995
4
Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?
Inside these pages lies unspeakable horror.
Max Brallier, 2011
5
If We Survive
They came on a mission of mercy, but now they’re in a fight for their lives.
Andrew Klavan, 2012
6
Families And How To Survive Them
Guiding us through the daily issues that confront us all, FAMILIES AND HOW TO SURVIVE THEM offers vital advice in helping each of us to maintain a happy, healthy family life.
Robin Skynner, John Cleese, 2009
7
How to Survive Your Phd
But now, you can be prepared! How to Survive Your PhD is your step-by-step guide to the right way to tackle every part of the doctoral process.
Jason Karp, 2009
8
Hiding to Survive: Stories of Jewish Children Rescued from ...
First person accounts of fourteen Holocaust survivors who as children were hidden from the Nazis by non-Jews.
Maxine B. Rosenberg, 1998
9
Can Human Rights Survive?
Gearty confronts the challenges that may destroy the language of human rights for future generations.
C. A. Gearty, 2006
10
Can You Survive the Jungle?: An Interactive Survival Adventure
"Describes the fight for survival in the jungle"--Provided by publisher.
Matt Doeden, Jim Penn, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURVIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term survive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Denver firefighter who fell through skylight dies of injuries he was …
DENVER — A Denver firefighter who fell through a skylight while battling a blaze nearly three weeks ago has died of injuries that he was expected to survive. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
2
2 Shot, Expected to Survive in Brawl Outside Calif. Church
Police in Oakley say a third person was beaten but all the injured are expected to survive. It wasn't clear if those involved were connected to the Church of Latter ... «FOX40, Jun 15»
3
Small dairy farms try to survive in the shadow of mega-farms' power
Meantime, there is hope that the small dairy farms will continue to survive and create a niche just like many of the state's cheese producers have done. «La Crosse Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Premature Babies May Survive at 22 Weeks if Treated, Study Finds
The study, of thousands of premature births, found that a tiny minority of babies born at 22 weeks who were medically treated survived with few health problems, ... «New York Times, May 15»
5
'It's just insane' Vogue Williams WINS Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
The model and presenter, following 12 days in the jungle, was crowned the ultimate contestant in ITV's Bear Grylls: Mission Survive last night. The Irish beauty ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
Eurozone can't survive in current form, says PIMCO
The eurozone is "untenable" in its current form and cannot survive unless countries are prepared to cede sovereignty and become a "United States of Europe", ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
7
Watch Jamelia BREAK DOWN in tears on Bear Grylls: Mission …
Jamelia has broken down in tears before being booted from ITV reality show Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. The Loose Women panelist was in tears after a fallout ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
Switched at Birth: Can Bay and Emmett Survive Their Biggest Hurdle …
When Switched at Birth hit the college years, it could've played it safe with stories about typical freshman year hijinks. Instead, the ABC Family drama has ... «TV Guide, Mar 15»
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Mike Tindall airlifted from Mission Survive: Bear Grylls contestant …
Mike Tindall had to be airlifted to hospital after cracking his head open during Bear Grylls: Mission Survive. The rugby star, who is married to Zara Phillips, was ... «Mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Bear Grylls: Mission Survive - meet the contestants
Her background in the military not only makes her a sergeant as well as a dame, but also the sort of person who has essentially made survival the mission of a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

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