Definition: 1. To continue to live or exist. 2. Continue to live; endure or last. 3. Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.). 4. Support oneself.
Use 'survive' in a sentence:
1. The president survived a number of assassination attempts.
2. He survived the massacre by feigning death.
3. Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive.
4. In the United States small bookstores survive quite well. The same applies to small publishers.
5. They miraculously survived the plane crash.
6. How do I ever survive?
7. Somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building.
8. When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive.
9. For centuries farmers there have only just managed to survive.
10. Now I feel I could survive anywhere!
11. The bird is too tame now to survive in the wild.
12. They survive by hustling on the streets.
13. The doctors were astounded he survived.
14. How did diatoms survive if zinc is so scarce?
15. Because alone as single plants, they cannot survive.
16. The recession has weakened so many businesses that many can no longer survive.
17. Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived.
18. It was only by the grace of God that they survived.
19. Many birds didn't survive the severe winter.
20. Don't worry, it's only a scratch—you'll survive.
21. He survived as party leader until his second election defeat.
22. Don't worry, it's only a scratch─you'll survive.
23. They had survived by sheer determination.
24. He needs that amount of money to survive.
25. Most women will survive their spouses.
26. Don't worry, it's only a scratch ─ you'll survive.
27. The baby boy defied all the odds and survived.
28. The town survives the onslaught of tourists every summer.
29. Her looks had not survived the ravages of time.
30. She survived her husband by ten years.
31. Nobody survived the massacre.
32. The camera survived being dunked in the river.
33. I may be stating the obvious but without more money the project cannot survive.
34. I can't survive on £40 a week (= it is not enough for my basic needs) .
35. Natural selection ensures only the fittest survive to pass their genes on to the next generation.
36. Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.
37. The urge to survive drove them on.
38. They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive.
39. Few can survive more than a week without water.
40. On the one hand, if the body doesn't have enough cholesterol, we would not be able to survive. On the other hand, if the body has too much cholesterol, the excess begins to line the arteries.
41. However, not one is known to survive today.
42. The company managed to survive the crisis.
43. Somehow the language endures and continues to survive.
44. He survived the accident with no broken bones.
45. She was the last surviving member of the family.
46. Unlike so many of his comrades he survived the war.
47. A generation ago, it was thought that babies born this small could not survive.
48. The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
49. Few buildings survived the war intact.
50. Companies must be able to survive in the marketplace.
51. All of us will struggle fairly hard to survive if we are in danger.
52. To help them survive, we need to preserve their habitats.
53. Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive.
54. The Teflon Prime Minister has survived another crisis.
55. The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive.
56. It was a positive miracle that we survived.
57. It took energy and cunning just to survive.
58. The company has survived the recent upset in share prices.
59. Outside the protected environment of institutional care he could not survive.
