Meaning

3 senses
  1. One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

    From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.

    Überlebender, Überlebende

    вы́жившийvýživšij, оста́вшийся в живы́хostávšijsja v živýx, уцеле́вшийucelévšij

    уцілі́вшийucilívšyj, той, хто ви́живtoj, xto výžyv, той, хто лиши́вся живи́мtoj, xto lyšývsja žyvým

    one who outlives another

  2. (figuratively)A person who is able to endure hardship.

    Überlebenskünstler, harter Knochen

  3. One who knew a specific decedent.

    She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.

    знако́мый умершегоznakómyj

Examples

145 sentences
  1. Tom was one of the survivors.

    Том був одним із тих, хто вижив. — deniko

    ruТом был одним из выживших. — odexed

  2. Are there any survivors?

    Хтось вижив? — deniko

    ruЕсть выжившие? — marafon

  3. How many survivors were there?

    Скільки було виживших? — deniko

    ruСколько было выживших? — marafon

    deWie viele Überlebende gab es? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom isn't the only survivor.

    Том не єдиний, хто вижив. — deniko

    ruТом не единственный выживший. — Wezel

  5. There were no survivors.

    Виживших не було. — deniko

    ruВыживших не было. — marafon

    deEs gab keine Überlebenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who survives:
Русский
By meaning 2
one who survives:
one who knew a specific decedent:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who survives:
person who is able to endure hardship:

Forms

plural: survivors
Singularsurvivor
Pluralsurvivors

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • the only survivor
  • only survivor of
  • survivor of the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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