survive
gb/sɚvˈaɪv/ us/sɚvˈaɪv/
A2
Engleză
~ 1400
túlél, életben marad, fennmarad, átvészel, utána marad
VERB
A2
1
túlél
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'survive' with 'live', but 'survive' usually refers to continuing to live after a dangerous or life-threatening situation.
Sens
Continue living after danger
Colocații
survive an accident
|survive a war
|survive an illness
|barely survive
|manage to survive
Sinonime
endure (Implies lasting through hardship but not necessarily life-threatening situations.)
|
outlive (Focuses on living longer than someone else, not necessarily surviving danger.)
Antonime
perish (Means to die, especially in a violent or untimely way.)
Teme
daily life
|health
|safety
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To stay alive after something very dangerous or difficult happens.
To remain alive after an event, accident, or period that could have caused death.
VERB
B1
2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse this meaning for personal situations where 'cope' might be more natural.
Sens
Continue existing after hardship
Colocații
survive a crisis
|survive a recession
|survive a challenge
|survive competition
Sinonime
persist (Emphasizes continuing despite obstacles, not necessarily survival in a life-or-death sense.)
|
endure (Stresses lasting through difficulties over time.)
Antonime
collapse (Means to fail completely or stop functioning.)
Teme
business
|society
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Definiție
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.
VERB
B2
3
túlél
B1
utána marad
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
She survived her father.
Túlélte az apját.
He is survived by his wife.
A felesége gyászolja.
My uncle survived his brother.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with 'miss' or 'mourn', but it refers only to living longer, not emotional reaction.
Sens
Live longer than someone else
Colocații
survive a spouse
|survive a parent
Sinonime
outlive (A direct equivalent; slightly more formal.)
Antonime
predecease (A formal term meaning to die before someone else.)
Teme
family
|life
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
Definiție
To be alive after another person dies.
To continue to live after another person has died.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
survive
IPA
GB/sɚvˈaɪv/
US/sɚvˈaɪv/
Silabe și accent
sur - vive (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (sur)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: survive
- 3rd Person Singular: survives
- Present Participle: surviving
- Past: survived
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- I can’t imagine how people survived without the internet before.
- She learned to survive without her phone while traveling abroad.