word-vault/dist/data/cards/su/survive.json

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{
    "term": "survive",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "survive",
            "heSheIt": "survives"
        },
        "pastSimple": "survived",
        "pastParticiple": "survived",
        "ingForm": "surviving"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to continue to live or exist",
            "sensetop": "survive from somethingsurvive on somethingsurvive as something",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was the last surviving member of the family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many of these teachers are **struggling to survive** financially."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He must betray his friend **in order to survive**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children had to survive by begging and stealing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘How are you these days?’ ‘Oh, surviving.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't worry, it's only a scratch—you'll survive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.",
                    "contextForm": "survive from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't survive on £40 a week *(= it is not enough for my basic needs)*.",
                    "contextForm": "survive on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They spent two months in the jungle, surviving on small animals and fruit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He survived as party leader until his second election defeat.",
                    "contextForm": "survive as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only one copy of the book still survives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Companies need to keep to deadlines if they are to survive and thrive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Four of their five chickens survived to adulthood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nobody can survive long without water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once diagnosed with lung cancer, a patient is lucky to survive for five years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Seedlings survive better in stony soil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She cannot hope to survive long in power."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She survived through two world wars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The frescoes have survived remarkably well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The islanders could barely survive without an export crop."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The original apple tree survived until 1911."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Very little has survived from this period of history."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can just about survive on what I earn."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["well", "barely", "hardly"],
                "verb + survive": ["struggle to", "be able to", "can"],
                "preposition": ["as", "from", "into"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the only surviving…",
                    "the sole surviving…",
                    "survive and prosper"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to continue to live or exist despite a dangerous event or time",
            "sensetop": "survive somethingsurvive something + adj.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her 5-year-old son miraculously **survived the crash**.",
                    "contextForm": "survive something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He only **survived the attack** because he was wearing body armour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many birds didn't survive the severe winter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company **managed to survive** the crisis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Few buildings survived the war intact.",
                    "contextForm": "survive something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A young boy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prime minister narrowly survived a leadership challenge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Doctors did not expect him to survive the night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He narrowly survived several assassination attempts."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["well", "barely", "hardly"],
                "verb + survive": ["struggle to", "be able to", "can"],
                "preposition": ["as", "from", "into"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the only surviving…",
                    "the sole surviving…",
                    "survive and prosper"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to live or exist longer than somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "survive somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She survived her husband by ten years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is survived by his wife and two sons *(= he has just died but they are still alive)*."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈvaɪv/",
                "audio": "su/survive/survive__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈvaɪvz/",
                "audio": "su/survive/survives__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈvaɪvd/",
                "audio": "su/survive/survived__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈvaɪvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/survive/surviving__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sərˈvaɪv/",
                "audio": "su/survive/survive__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sərˈvaɪvz/",
                "audio": "su/survive/survives__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sərˈvaɪvd/",
                "audio": "su/survive/survived__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "su/survive/surviving__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French sourvivre, from Latin supervivere, from super- ‘in addition’ + vivere ‘live’."
}