lived
/lɪvd/
verb
- 1
To be alive; to have life.
“He's not expected to live for more than a few months.”
- 2
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
“I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.”
- 3
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
“Her memory lives in that song.”
- 4
To cope.
“You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you.”
- 5
To pass life in a specified manner.
“It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after.”
- 6
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
“To live an idle or a useful life.”
- 7
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- 8
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
“No ship could live in such a storm.”
- 9
(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
“It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread.”
- 10
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
“I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!”
adjective
- 1
(in combination) Having a specified duration of life.
“a short-lived recycling scheme”
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