surviving

verb

USsur-VYV-ing/sɚˈvaɪvɪŋ/UKsuh-VYV-ing/səˈvaɪvɪŋ/

1 meaning of surviving

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verb
Present participle and gerund of survive. Use this form for the action happening now, or as a noun for the act itself.
She is surviving on just bread and water until payday.
Surviving the long winter was hard for the small village.
Note

surviving is a form of survive

survive, verb: To stay alive, especially through or after something dangerous like an accident, illness, or operation. Full entry

Forms: survivesurvives he/she/itsurviving -ing formsurvived past tense, past participle
Spelling: survive → surviving: drop the e, add -ing

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