Pronunciation
How to pronounce “survives”
“survives” is pronounced /sɚvaɪvz/ — 2 syllables.
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survives
/sɚvaɪvz/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'aɪvz' 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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