verb · academic
survive
UK/səˈvaɪv/US/sɚˈvaɪv/sur·VIVE
to continue to live or exist, especially after facing danger, difficulty, or loss
Examples
“Only a few firms survived the economic downturn without restructuring.”
“Certain cultural practices have survived despite rapid modernization.”
“The species survived in isolated habitats.”
Band 8 sentence
“Only a handful of small enterprises survived the prolonged downturn, primarily those that diversified their product lines early.”
Collocations
- survive the crisis
- survive on limited resources
- survive in isolated habitats
Word family
Common mistakes
Many companies survive from the crisis.→Many companies survived the crisis.
The tradition was survive until modern age.→The tradition survived until the modern age.
Say it for a higher band
5live→6remain→7+survive
Synonyms
remain
persist
Easily confused
remain
“Only a few monuments remain in the city center.”
persist
“Problems persist despite policy changes.”
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