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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Survive

Hi,
What do these sentences mean below?

1. She is survived by her husband of 60 years.
2. She was survived by her husband of 60 years.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

In that sense, "survive" means to remain alive after the death of a particular (usually related) person. Anonymous 1. She is survived by her husband of 60 years.

— Teechr

  • In that sense, "survive" means to remain alive after the death of a particular (usually related) person.
  • Anonymous 1.
  • She is survived by her husband of 60 years.
  • That means her husband died, but she is still alive.
  • Anonymous 2.
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In that sense, "survive" means to remain alive after the death of a particular (usually related) person.
Anonymous1. She is survived by her husband of 60 years.
That means her husband died, but she is still alive.
Anonymous2. She was survived by her husband of 60 years.
That means she lived for some time after the death of her
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Hi teechr,

What does 'of 60 years' mean here?

Thanks.
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AnonymousHi teechr,What does 'of 60 years' mean here?Thanks.
They were married for 60 years.
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Be sure you understand who died and who continued to live!


1. She is survived by her husband of 60 years. This means that she died but her husband is still alive.

2. She was survived by her husband of 60 years.This means that she died but her husband continued to live. But it implies that her husband died later.


Look here.

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I mixed up he and she in my post above.
Clive's answer is the correct explanation. Thank you Clive!
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