(~s, surviving, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If a person or living thing ~s in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die.
...the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to ~ in icy seas for over four hours...
Those organisms that are that are most suited to the environment will be those that will ~...
Drugs that dissolve blood clots can help people ~ heart attacks.
VERB: V, V, V n
2.
If you ~ in difficult circumstances, you manage to live or continue in spite of them and do not let them affect you very much.
...people who are struggling to ~ without jobs...
...a man who had ~d his share of boardroom coups.
VERB: V, V n
3.
If something ~s, it continues to exist even after being in a dangerous situation or existing for a long time.
When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not ~...
The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.
VERB: V, V n
4.
If you ~ someone, you continue to live after they have died.
Most women will ~ their spouses...
VERB: V n