"surviving" meaning in English

See surviving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} surviving (not comparable)
  1. Continuing to live or to exist. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: surviving spouse
    Sense id: en-surviving-en-adj-5Wtfqk8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} surviving
  1. present participle and gerund of survive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: survive
    Sense id: en-surviving-en-verb-8E2r4W2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
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