sur‧viv‧al W3 AC /səˈvaɪvəl $ sər-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: survival, survivor; verb: survive; adjective: surviving]

1. [uncountable] the state of continuing to live or exist
survival of
Illegal hunting is threatening the survival of the species.
The doctors gave him a one in ten chance of survival.
A lot of small companies are having to fight for survival (=work hard in order to continue to exist).

2. survival of the fittest a situation in which only the strongest and most successful people or things continue to exist

3. a survival from something especially British English something that has continued to exist from a much earlier period, especially when similar things have disappeared Synonym : relic:
The cult is a survival from the old Zoroastrian religion.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

survival
noun
ADJ. long-term, short-term | continued | day-to-day | sheer fighting for the sheer survival of the museum
improved The study showed improved survival of patients using the drug.
chance, miraculous the chance survival of the king's letters to his mistress
business, economic, human, national, physical, political
VERB + SURVIVAL fight for | ensure The campaign will hopefully ensure the survival of the tiger.
improve, prolong Chemotherapy can prolong survival in cancer patients.
threaten The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.
be crucial for/to, be essential to, be necessary for, be vital for/to Adaptability is essential to survival in a changing environment.
SURVIVAL + NOUN chances, rate | skills, strategy | kit The expedition members carried flares in their survival kit.
instinct
PREP. ~ against the struggle for survival against such well-armed enemies
~ as his survival as leader
PHRASES a battle/fight/struggle for survival, be a matter/question of survival For the poorest people, life was merely a matter of survival.
a chance of survival Doctors gave him only a 50% chance of survival.
the instinct for survival He lacked the common instinct for survival.
a threat to the survival of sth The main threat to the survival of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

survival

long-term survival
The long-term survival of polar bears is at risk.
continued survival
The continued survival of this species of dolphin seems unlikely.
economic survival
Both countries depend on wildlife-based tourism for their economic survival.
political survival
The prime minister is fighting for his political survival.
the survival rate
The survival rate of animals returned to the wild remains an unanswered question.
sb’s survival instinct (=a natural ability to know how to survive)
My survival instinct told me to get up and run.
survival skills
They learned survival skills from the local Indian tribe.
a survival strategy
The best survival strategy is to avoid putting yourself in unnecessary danger.
fight/struggle for survival
Many construction companies are fighting for survival.
ensure the survival of something/somebody
Controlling land development would ensure the survival of many types of wildlife.
owe your survival to somebody/something
The frogs owe their survival to a conservation program.
sb’s chance(s) of survival
He knew that his chances of survival were small.
sb’s fight/struggle/battle for survival
Their lives had been one long struggle for survival.

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