English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Survive Pronunciation
Survive is pronounced ser-VYV, IPA /sɝˈvaɪv/.
ser-VYV
US /sɝˈvaɪv/ · UK /səˈvaɪv/
Syllables: ser · VYV (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To stay alive through a danger or a hardship.
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Survive in a Sentence
- Only two of the seedlings survive.
- The letters survive in a box in the attic.
- She did not expect the business to survive the winter.
Common Mispronunciations of Survive
Not SUR-vyv
VYV takes the push and the ser in front is barely there. Survival and survivor keep the weight in the same place.
Not ser-VEEV
The i before a silent e is long, so the ending rhymes with five. An ee sound here comes straight from the French survivre.
Tip: Two beats only, ser-VYV. The final e is a marker for the vowel and never a sound.
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