survival

«survival» in Mova's school dictionary: Staying alive, especially in danger or a hard situation — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (survival — uncountable; a survival — a thing left from the past)

meaning for a pupil

1) Staying alive, especially in danger or a hard situation. tree →

2) Continuing to exist, like the survival of a species or a business. tree →

3) Something that still exists from long ago. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, «survival of the fittest» is linked to evolution: animals best suited to their habitat survive and have young. In safety lessons and adventure stories, survival skills include finding shelter, water and help. Phrases: «survival skills», «survival kit», «chance of survival», «fight for survival».

examples

• Water is necessary for survival. tree →
• The polar bear's thick fur helps its survival in the cold. tree →
• We learnt survival skills on the camping trip. tree →
• The hikers had a survival kit with food, a torch and a whistle. tree →
• The survival of the tigers depends on protecting forests. tree →
• The rescue team gave him a good chance of survival. tree →
• It was a fight for survival in the storm. tree →
• There appears little doubt that the modern Carnival is a survival of the ancient Saturnalia. tree →

note

Uncountable in the main senses. Verb: «survive»; person: «survivor». Myth trap: «survival of the fittest» means best suited to the place, not strongest or fastest. In maths and science, «survival rate» is a percentage of those that survived.

In the corpora

• Jungle and survival shows have doctors, crews and safety rules behind the camera, even when the people look all alone.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «survival» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.