SURVIVING


Meaning of SURVIVING in English

[adjective] [before noun; not gradable]The rhinoceros is one of the oldest surviving species (= those which continue to exist).This is one of the few surviving photographs of my grandfather as a child.He is the longest surviving (= still working) national newspaper editor in the country.Her estate was divided between her three surviving children (= those who continued to live after her death).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.