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Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.
John Ciardi

Meaning of "surviving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SURVIVING

surviving  [səˈvaɪvɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURVIVING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Surviving is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SURVIVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

surviving

Survival skills

Survival skills are techniques a person may use in a dangerous situation to save themselves or others. These techniques are meant to provide basic necessities for human life: water, food, thermoregulation, shelter, habitat, the ability to think straight, to signal for help, to navigate safely, to avoid unpleasant and possibly fatal interactions with animals and plants, and to cure any incurred injury or ailments. Survival skills are often basic ideas and abilities that ancients invented and used themselves for thousands of years. Outdoor activities such as hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, fishing, and hunting all require basic wilderness survival skills, especially in handling emergency situations. Bushcraft and primitive living are most often self-implemented, but require many of the same skills.

Definition of surviving in the English dictionary

The definition of surviving in the dictionary is continuing to live after a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness. Other definition of surviving is continuing to exist, after being in a dangerous situation or existing for a long time.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURVIVING


conniving
kəˈnaɪvɪŋ
craving
ˈkreɪvɪŋ
diving
ˈdaɪvɪŋ
driving
ˈdraɪvɪŋ
energy-saving
ˈɛnədʒɪseɪvɪŋ
engraving
ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ
forgiving
fəˈɡɪvɪŋ
freediving
ˈfriːdaɪvɪŋ
giving
ˈɡɪvɪŋ
living
ˈlɪvɪŋ
paving
ˈpeɪvɪŋ
raving
ˈreɪvɪŋ
reviving
rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ
saving
ˈseɪvɪŋ
shaving
ˈʃeɪvɪŋ
skydiving
ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ
striving
ˈstraɪvɪŋ
thanksgiving
ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ
thriving
ˈθraɪvɪŋ
unconniving
ˌʌnkəˈnaɪvɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURVIVING

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
survive
survivor
survivorship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURVIVING

assisted living
caregiving
careless driving
clean-living
cost of living
deceiving
deep-sea diving
drink-driving
drunk driving
ducking and diving
dumpster diving
free-living
health-giving
high living
leaving
life-giving
nonliving
reckless driving
scuba diving
standard of living
unforgiving

Synonyms and antonyms of surviving in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SURVIVING»

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

Translation of «surviving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SURVIVING

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

Translator English - Chinese

幸存
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrevivir
570 millions of speakers

English

surviving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الباقين على قيد الحياة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выживших
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobreviver
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

survivant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat tinggal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überlebenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生き残った
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생존
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nylametake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sống sót
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எஞ்சியிருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हयात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayatta kalan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superstite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przetrwanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вижили
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supraviețuitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιζών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorleef
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överlevande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overlevende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of surviving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURVIVING»

The term «surviving» is very widely used and occupies the 2.398 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURVIVING» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «SURVIVING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word surviving.
1
Barbara de Angelis
We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
2
Judd Apatow
College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school.
3
J. G. Ballard
Memories have huge staying power, but like dreams, they thrive in the dark, surviving for decades in the deep waters of our minds like shipwrecks on the sea bed.
4
Michael Bergdahl
The key to competing and surviving against Wal-Mart is to focus your business into a niche or pocket where you can leverage your strengths in the local marketplace.
5
Conrad Black
I am proud of being in a U.S. federal prison and surviving it.
6
Eddie Bracken
Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.
7
Marion Zimmer Bradley
He used to sit on my lap. I was sort of ambivalent about that. He was surviving any way he could.
8
Claire Cameron
The feat of surviving is directly related to the capacity of the survivor.
9
John Ciardi
Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.
10
Jarvis Cocker
Unless you're living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there's no point in being gloomy. We've spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don't really need. We've stopped using our imaginations.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURVIVING»

Discover the use of surviving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surviving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Girls' Life Ultimate Guide to Surviving Middle School
Counsels 'tween girls entering middle school on how to prepare for typical challenges from managing friendships and networking with teachers to interacting with upper classmen and handling relationships with the opposite sex. Original.
Lauren Brown, 2010
2
Surviving Infidelity: Making Decisions, Recovering from the Pain
Based on the private practices of licensed marriage and family therapist Rona B. Subotnik and clinical psychologist Gloria G. Harris, Ph.D., this third edition has been completely updated and gives you strategies to understand the different ...
Rona B. Subotnik, Gloria Harris, 2005
3
Surviving the Applewhites
Will anyone take on Jake Semple?
Stephanie S. Tolan, 2012
4
Surviving a Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood ...
Those raised by a BPD parent endured a volatile and painful childhood. This book offers readers step-by-step guidance to understanding and overcoming the lasting effects of being raised by a person with this disorder.
Kimberlee Roth, 2009
5
Surviving Men: The Smart Woman's Guide to Staying on Top
" How Does A Woman Train A Man? " What Are The Most Hateful Things About Men? " Can Men And Women Ever Be Friends? Candid And Controversial, Witty And Wise, Surviving Men Is The First And Last Word On The Indian Male.
Shobha Dé, 1997
6
Surviving an Affair
A guide to reconciliation outlines steps towards recovering from infidelity and rebuilding a loving trusting marriage
Willard F. Jr. Harley, Jennifer Harley Chalmers, 1998
7
Surviving Sexual Violence: A Guide to Recovery and Empowerment
This book will help educate and empower survivors of sexual violation to work through the healing process.
Thema Bryant-Davis, 2011
8
Surviving on the Gold Mountain: A History of Chinese ...
Ling (history, Truman State U.) provides an account of the past 150 years, drawing on archival documents, interviews, census data, contemporary newspapers in English and Chinese, and secondary literature.
Huping Ling, 1998
9
Surviving the Slaughter: The Ordeal of a Rwandan Refugee in ...
. . . This book carries one along, often as if running with the refugees.”—Anne Serafin, Multicultural Review
Marie Beatrice Umutesi, 2004
10
Surviving the Mob: A Street Soldier's Life Inside the ...
Surviving the Mob is a cautionary tale of the harsh reality of a criminal, inmate, fugitive, and witness who, so far, has lived to tell the tale.
Dennis Griffin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURVIVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surviving is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sahinkaya, former air force commander and last surviving leader of …
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's state-run agency says Tahsin Sahinkaya, the last surviving member of a junta that led Turkey's 1980 military coup, has died. He was ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Reverse-mortgage change saves homes for surviving spouses
Because like an estimated 12,000 other widows and widowers around the country, Stephens, 65, is a “surviving spouse” whose name does not appear on the ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
3
HUD offers help to 'surviving spouses' who are facing the loss of …
Because like an estimated 12,000 other widows and widowers around the country, Stephens, 65, is a “surviving spouse” whose name does not appear on the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
4
Hospice Care Decreases Depression Symptoms In Surviving
Published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal, the report examined depressive symptoms in surviving spouses of patients ... «Forbes, May 15»
5
FOX picks up 'The Guide to Surviving Life,' John Stamos …
"The Guide to Surviving Life" comes to FOX from 20th Century Fox TV and Gail Berman's The Jackal Group. Created by Jay Lacopo, it "celebrates the mistakes ... «HitFix, May 15»
6
'Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police' review: Police …
If you have never heard a recording by The Police or attended one of the supergroup's concerts, you would never understand why this now-disbanded power trio ... «Toronto Sun, May 15»
7
Ask Amy: My mom's surviving sister is mean
The one surviving sister hadn't spoken to Mom in more than 20 years. She says mean, destructive things to her nieces and nephews and their children. «San Jose Mercury News, Mar 15»
8
Experts: Surviving siblings need stability, love
The surviving 8-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were aware for more than a year that the freezer in their living room contained the bodies of their brother, ... «The Detroit News, Mar 15»
9
Child abuse costs Australia $9ba year, report commissioned by …
Lobby group Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA) commissioned Pegasus Economics to work out the financial cost of trauma associated with abuse to the ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»
10
Four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta will be displayed …
In a joint statement as they brought the four surviving copies together, the library and the cathedrals said: 'King John could surely never have anticipated the ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

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