surviving
/sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/
noun
- The act or state of continuing to live or exist, especially after a difficult situation.
- The team focused on surviving until help arrived.
- Surviving in the wilderness requires knowledge of basic skills.
- Her surviving through the illness amazed the doctors.
verb
- Present participle of survive: continuing to live or exist, especially after a dangerous event or difficult situation.
- The hikers are surviving on limited food and water.
- Many species are surviving despite habitat loss.
- He is surviving his first year of medical school.
- Living longer than someone else; outliving.
- She is surviving her husband by ten years.
- He is surviving his siblings, one by one.
- The old oak tree is surviving all the other trees in the forest.
adjective
- Still alive or existing after a difficult or dangerous event.
- The surviving documents from the fire were stored in a safe.
- The surviving passengers were rescued from the shipwreck.
- She is the only surviving member of the original band.
- Continuing to exist or function despite challenges.
- The surviving traditions of the festival date back centuries.
- His surviving hope kept him going through the hard times.
- The surviving businesses in the town adapted to the new economy.
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