survive to
Frequency: 5.23.8 per million words
to live long enough to reach a certain age or state
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Examples (10)
- Four of their five chickens survived to adulthood.
- The ancient manuscript was fortunate to survive to the present day.
- Many species struggle to survive in the changing climate.
- He was determined to survive the harsh conditions of the expedition.
- We hope the small business will survive to see better times.
- It's a miracle that anyone managed to survive to tell the tale.
- The old oak tree managed to survive to its hundredth year.
- Will this fragile ecosystem survive to future generations?
- She worked tirelessly to survive to see her children grow up.
- The tradition is still alive, managing to survive to this day.