Survive meaning in English
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Definition
to survive: to continue to exist, to live on; to endure, to overcome
Examples
- "We did buy you a case of wine, but unfortunately it didn't survive the journey back to San Francisco."
- "No human casualties were reported, although it is believed that the goose was unable to survive its devastating injuries."
- "Mr. Delavigne, staying at a fancy hotel and not at the Olympic village, was the only surviving competitor."
- "We survived the crash!"
- "Hannah : The best information survives."
- "Those that do survive do so on under a dollar a day, which is less than I make in a second."
- "At night, to survive becomes a real challenge."
- "I will survive, as the song says."
- "Only the strong survive under these conditions."
- "This is the main advantage of Stickypedia: the fact that content is constantly being updated means that only the best, truest information survives."
- "Brian : I got hold of a great thing: it's called the "Good Day USA" starter kit, and tells you all about how to survive in America!"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the dialogue!
This term means "to remain" or "continue to exist". "Aboriginal Australians teach their children their language and traditions so that their culture ."
This term describes something that is not suitable for an occasion, situation or context. "Pajamas are clothing for a funeral."
This term means "to remain" or "continue to exist". "Aboriginal Australians teach their children their language and traditions so that their culture ."
This term describes something that is not suitable for an occasion, situation or context. "Pajamas are clothing for a funeral."
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the dialogue!
This term means "to remain" or "continue to exist". "Aboriginal Australians teach their children their language and traditions so that their culture survives 1."
This term describes something that is not suitable for an occasion, situation or context. "Pajamas are inappropriate 2 clothing for a funeral."
This term means "to remain" or "continue to exist". "Aboriginal Australians teach their children their language and traditions so that their culture survives 1."
This term describes something that is not suitable for an occasion, situation or context. "Pajamas are inappropriate 2 clothing for a funeral."
1 survives: "To survive" is to continue existing. Example: My rare volume of Keats' poetry SURVIVED the house fire. In the conversation, Icarus says that, "only the best, truest information survives (on Stickypedia)." He means to say, because the content on Stickypedia is constantly edited, corrected and improved, only accurate information remains.
2 inappropriate : "Inappropriate" is the opposite of "appropriate". It describes things that are not suitable, or improper. Example: Jeans and T-shirt are an INAPPROPRIATE form of dress for meeting the Queen. In the dialogue, a photo of Icarus is removed by another Stickypedia user because it is "inappropriate". A photograph of an unknown accountant (Icarus!) is not suitable for an online encyclopedia that is consulted by people all over the world!
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