Collocations for survive - verb
ADVERB
well
The frescoes have survived remarkably well.
Seedlings survive better in stony soil.
The frescoes have survived remarkably well.
Seedlings survive better in stony soil.
barely,
hardly
The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.
The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.
just,
just about,
narrowly
I can just about survive on what I earn.
He narrowly survived several assassination attempts.
I can just about survive on what I earn.
He narrowly survived several assassination attempts.
(for) long
Nobody can survive long without water.
Nobody can survive long without water.
still
Only one copy of the book still survives.
Only one copy of the book still survives.
miraculously
A young boy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock.
A young boy miraculously survived a 25 000-volt electric shock.
somehow
economically, financially, politically
Many of these teachers are struggling to survive financially.
economically, financially, politically
Many of these teachers are struggling to survive financially.
VERB + survive
struggle to
poor people struggling to survive
poor people struggling to survive
be able to,
can,
manage to
expect (sb/sth) to
Doctors did not expect him to survive the night.
expect (sb/sth) to
Doctors did not expect him to survive the night.
hope to
She cannot hope to survive long in power.
She cannot hope to survive long in power.
be likely to,
be unlikely to
be lucky to
Lung cancer patients are lucky to survive for five years.
be lucky to
Lung cancer patients are lucky to survive for five years.
enable sb to,
help sb (to)
PREPOSITION
as
Will she survive as party leader?
Will she survive as party leader?
from
Very little has survived from this period of history.
Very little has survived from this period of history.
into
Very few of the children survived into adult life.
Very few of the children survived into adult life.
on
They survived on roots and berries.
They survived on roots and berries.
through
She survived through two world wars.
She survived through two world wars.
to
Four of their five chickens survived to adulthood.
Four of their five chickens survived to adulthood.
until
The original apple tree survived until 1911.
The original apple tree survived until 1911.
PHRASES
the only surviving …,
the sole surviving …
the only surviving member of her family
the only surviving member of her family
survive and prosper,
survive and thrive
Companies need to keep to deadlines if they are to survive and thrive.
Companies need to keep to deadlines if they are to survive and thrive.
survive intact,
survive unscathed
Few buildings survived the war intact.
Few buildings survived the war intact.
Survive is used with these nouns as the subject:
custom, manuscript, record, relic, remains, species, tradition, victim
custom, manuscript, record, relic, remains, species, tradition, victim
Survive is used with these nouns as the object:
accident, assault, attack, battle, blast, bombardment, breakup, cancer, challenge, childhood, crash, crisis, destruction, disaster, downturn, drought, earthquake, encounter, explosion, extinction, fall, famine, fire, hardship, illness, impact, incident, injury, journey, massacre, nightmare, onslaught, operation, ordeal, plunge, recession, rigour, siege, storm, tragedy, translation, trip, wife, wreck
accident, assault, attack, battle, blast, bombardment, breakup, cancer, challenge, childhood, crash, crisis, destruction, disaster, downturn, drought, earthquake, encounter, explosion, extinction, fall, famine, fire, hardship, illness, impact, incident, injury, journey, massacre, nightmare, onslaught, operation, ordeal, plunge, recession, rigour, siege, storm, tragedy, translation, trip, wife, wreck