Pronunciation
How to pronounce “survived”
“survived” is pronounced /sɚvaɪvd/ — 2 syllables.
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survived
/sɚvaɪvd/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'aɪvd' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
continue to live through hardship or adversity
“We went without water and food for 3 days”
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