surviving


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sur·vive

(sər-vīv′)
v. sur·vived, sur·viv·ing, sur·vives
v.intr.
1. To remain alive or in existence.
2. To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere: families that were surviving in tents after the flood.
3. To remain functional or usable: I dropped the radio, but it survived.
v.tr.
1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years.
2. To live, persist, or remain usable through: plants that can survive frosts; a clock that survived a fall.
3. To cope with (a trauma or setback); persevere after: survived child abuse.

[Middle English surviven, from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervīvere : super-, super- + vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

sur·vi′vor n.
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surviving

(səˈvaɪvɪŋ)
adj
(of a person) continuing to live, esp after a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illnesscontinuing to exist
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Adj. 1. surviving - still in existence; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania"
extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd
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Translations
على قَيْد الحَياه، حي، ما زال حَيّا
dosud žijící
efterlevende
életben maradt
eftirlifandi
doteraz žijúci
hayatta olan/kalan

surviving

[səˈvaɪvɪŋ] ADJ (= living) → vivo ; (after catastrophe, also Jur) → sobreviviente
the last surviving member of the bandel último miembro vivo del grupo
he had no surviving siblingsno dejó hermanos vivos
the surviving wife is entitled to a widow's pensionla esposa sobreviviente tiene derecho a una pensión de viudedad
surviving company (after merger) → compañía f resultante, empresa f resultante
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surviving

adj
(= still living)noch lebend ; the oldest surviving member of the familydas älteste noch lebende Mitglied der Familie
(= remaining)noch existierend ; the largest surviving shipyarddie größte noch produzierende Werft
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survive

(səˈvaiv) verb
1. to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc). Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident. oorleef يَبْقى حَيّا بَعْد كارِثَه، يَنْجو оцелявам sobreviver přežít überleben overleve επιβιώνω sobrevivir ellu jääma زنده ماندن jäädä henkiin survivre לִשׂרוֹד, לְהִינָצֵל जीवित रहना, बना रहना preživjeti, preturiti (što) életben marad tetap hidup lifa/komast af sopravvivere 生き残る 생존하다 išgyventi izdzīvot hidup overleven overleve, leve przeżyć, przetrwać ژوندی پاتی کیدل sobreviver a supravieţui выжить; остаться в живых prežiť preživeti preživeti överleva รอดตาย hayatta/sağ kalmak 活下來,倖免於 пережити; витримати زندہ بچ رہنا sống qua được 活下来,幸存,挺过
2. to live longer than. He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons. oorleef يَعيشُ بَعْدَ надживявам sobreviver přežít überleben overleve ζω μετά το θάνατο άλλων sobrevivir elama kauem kui, üle elama بيشتر عمر كردن elää kauemmin survivre לְהַמשִיך לִחיוֹת אַחֲרֵי की मृत्यु के बाद जीवित रहना nadživjeti túlél (vmit, vkit) hidup lebih lama lifa e-n sopravvivere 〜より長生きする 존속하다 pergyventi pārdzīvot (kādu); dzīvot ilgāk nekā hidup lebih lama overleven overleve, være gjenlevende przeżyć ډیرعمر کول sobreviver a supra­vieţui пережить prežiť preživeti nadživeti överleva มีชีวิตสืบต่อ ...-den daha uzun yaşamak 比...活得長 лишитися живим; пережити زیادہ دن تک زندہ رہنا sống lâu hơn 比...活得长
surˈvival noun
the state of surviving. the problem of survival in sub-zero temperatures; (also adjective) survival equipment. oorlewing البَقاء حَيّا، نَجاة оцеляване sobrevivência (pro) přežití das Überleben, Überlebens-... overlevelse; overlevelses- επιβίωση supervivencia ellujäämine, pääste- بقا eloonjääminen survie הישרדות मृत्यु से बच जाना preživljenje, opstanak túlélés kelangsungan hidup það að komast af sopravvivenza 生き残り 생존 išgyvenimas, išlikimas gyvam avārijas komplekts hidup overleving overlevelse; overlevelses- przetrwanie بقا sobrevivência de menţinere în viaţă) выживание prežitie; na prežitie preživetje opstanak överlevnad การอยู่รอด hayatta kalma, yaşama 倖存 виживання; доживання بقا، زندگی sự sống sót, sự tồn tại 幸存
surˈviving adjective
remaining alive. She has no surviving relatives. lewend على قَيْد الحَياه، حي، ما زال حَيّا жив sobrevivente dosud žijící überlebend efterlevende επιζών, εν ζωή superviviente elusolev زنده ماندن elossa oleva survivant הישרדות अवशिष्ट, उत्तरजीवी živi, preživjeli életben maradt masih hidup eftirlifandi sopravvissuto 生き残りの 생존해 있는 išlikęs gyvas dzīvs palicis yang masih hidup overlevend gjenlevende; overlevende pozostały przy życiu ژوندی پاتی کیدل sobrevivente în viaţă оставшийся в живых doteraz žijúci živeč živ över-, efterlevande ซึ่งรอดชีวิต hayatta olan/kalan 倖存的 живий زندہ بچا ہوا، باقی vẫn còn sống 幸存的
surˈvivor noun
a person who survives a disaster etc. There were no survivors of the air crash. oorlewer ناجٍ، باقٍ حَيّا оцелял sobrevivente kdo přežil der/die Überlebende (en) overlevende επιζών superviviente ellujäänu كسيكه خطر مرگ از سر گذرانده eloonjäänyt survivant/-ante ניצול उत्तर जीवित, उत्तरजीवी onaj koji je preživio, koji se spasio túlélő orang yang selamat e-r sem kemst lífs af sopravvissuto, superstite 生き残り 생존자 išlikęs gyvas žmogus dzīvs palicis cilvēks yang terselamat overlevende overlevende (człowiek) pozostały przy życiu هغه چا چی د مرګ خطر تیر کړیدی sobrevivente supravieţuitor оставшийся в живых; уцелевший kto prežil; pozostalý preživela oseba preživeli överlevande ผู้ที่อยู่รอด sağ kalan/kurtulan kimse 倖存者 людина, що вціліла بچ رہنے والا người sống sót 幸存者
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References in classic literature ?
Surviving spies, finally, are those who bring back news from the enemy's camp.
Lastly, it is by his information that the surviving spy can be used on appointed occasions.
Those whom they wish to die are always Panthans in the game, for the Panthan has the least chance of surviving."
Of course they may be called upon, as any warrior, to take part in a game, but their chances then of surviving are increased, since they may never again have the chance of winning to liberty."
Your restoration to peace will, I doubt not, speedily follow this act of filial obedience, and I flatter myself with the hope of surviving my share in this disappointment.
Far over dead London resounded our message of comradeship and hope to any fellow-man surviving. It cheered our own hearts, that strong, metallic call, and we turned the more earnestly to our work, dragged two feet off the earth with each upward jerk of the rope, but all straining together on the downward heave, Challenger the lowest of all, bending all his great strength to the task and flopping up and down like a monstrous bull-frog, croaking with every pull.
The largest of the two buildings which now shelter the lost men is occupied by the surviving officers and crew of the Sea-mew .
Here Madame de la Rocheaimard whiled away the close of a varied and troubled life; if not in absolute peace, still not in absolute misery, while her grand-daughter grew into young womanhood, a miracle of goodness and pious devotion to her sole surviving parent.
The oldest surviving settler in the Valley of the Moon knows him not.
As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows that any being, if it vary however slightly in any manner profitable to itself, under the complex and sometimes varying conditions of life, will have a better chance of surviving, and thus be naturally selected.
As the couple grew older, they quarrelled more and more often about the ultimate disposition of their `property.' A new law was passed in the state, securing the surviving wife a third of her husband's estate under all conditions.
A surviving spouse may also be entitled to exempt property and a family allowance during the administration of a decedent's estate (even in addition to the elective share, if it is elected).

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