survive
gb/sɚvˈaɪv/ us/sɚvˈaɪv/
A2
Inglês
~ 1400
túlél, életben marad, fennmarad, átvészel, utána marad
VERBO
A2
1
túlél
B1
Padrão de uso:
to survive [an accident / a war / an illness]
She survived the car crash with only minor injuries.
Csak kisebb sérülésekkel élte túl az autóbalesetet.
Only a few animals survived the harsh winter.
Csak néhány állat élte túl a kemény telet.
He survived the surgery and made a full recovery.
The hikers survived by finding shelter and water.
Many people did not survive the earthquake.
Exemplos para estudantes
She survived the fire.
Túlélte a tüzet.
He survived the storm.
Túlélte a vihart.
We survived the trip through the desert.
The dog survived the cold night.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'survive' with 'live', but 'survive' usually refers to continuing to live after a dangerous or life-threatening situation.
Significado
Continue living after danger
Colocações
survive an accident
|survive a war
|survive an illness
|barely survive
|manage to survive
Sinônimos
endure (Implies lasting through hardship but not necessarily life-threatening situations.)
|
outlive (Focuses on living longer than someone else, not necessarily surviving danger.)
Antônimos
perish (Means to die, especially in a violent or untimely way.)
Temas
daily life
|health
|safety
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To stay alive after something very dangerous or difficult happens.
To remain alive after an event, accident, or period that could have caused death.
VERBO
B1
2
Padrão de uso:
to survive [a crisis / a recession / changes]
The company survived the economic downturn.
A vállalat túlélte a gazdasági visszaesést.
Her reputation survived the scandal.
A hírneve túlélte a botrányt.
The tradition has survived for hundreds of years.
The old theater barely survived the renovation process.
Exemplos para estudantes
The shop survived the bad year.
A bolt túlélte a rossz évet.
The team survived the hard season.
A csapat túlélte a nehéz szezont.
The school survived many changes.
Erro comum:
Learners may overuse this meaning for personal situations where 'cope' might be more natural.
Significado
Continue existing after hardship
Colocações
survive a crisis
|survive a recession
|survive a challenge
|survive competition
Sinônimos
persist (Emphasizes continuing despite obstacles, not necessarily survival in a life-or-death sense.)
|
endure (Stresses lasting through difficulties over time.)
Antônimos
collapse (Means to fail completely or stop functioning.)
Temas
business
|society
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Definição
To keep going or stay in use after hard times or changes.
To continue to exist, be used, or be successful after experiencing problems or changes that could have ended it.
VERBO
B2
3
túlél
B1
utána marad
B2
Padrão de uso:
[someone] survives [someone else]
She survived her husband by 20 years.
Húsz évvel élte túl a férjét.
He is survived by two sons and three daughters.
Két fia és három lánya gyászolja.
My grandmother survived all of her siblings.
Exemplos para estudantes
She survived her father.
Túlélte az apját.
He is survived by his wife.
A felesége gyászolja.
My uncle survived his brother.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with 'miss' or 'mourn', but it refers only to living longer, not emotional reaction.
Significado
Live longer than someone else
Colocações
survive a spouse
|survive a parent
Sinônimos
outlive (A direct equivalent; slightly more formal.)
Antônimos
predecease (A formal term meaning to die before someone else.)
Temas
family
|life
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
Definição
To be alive after another person dies.
To continue to live after another person has died.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
survive
AFI
GB/sɚvˈaɪv/
US/sɚvˈaɪv/
Sílabas e tonicidade
sur - vive (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (sur)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: survive
- 3rd Person Singular: survives
- Present Participle: surviving
- Past: survived
Família de palavras
Expressões
survive on
1/sɚvˈaɪv ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Live using limited resources
To stay alive or continue existing using only a small amount of something like food, money, or help.
Exemplos
- They had to survive on bread and water for days.
- Many students survive on instant noodles during exams.
survive without
1/sɚvˈaɪv wɪðˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
Live without something important
To keep living or working even though you do not have something you normally need or want.
Exemplos
- I can’t imagine how people survived without the internet before.
- She learned to survive without her phone while traveling abroad.