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- pronunciation:
- lIv
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- live in, live it up, live up to, live with
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
lives, living, lived |
| definition 1: |
to have life or to remain alive; exist in an active state.
My grandfather lived to be a hundred years old.Few people lived after the crash.
- synonyms:
- breathe, exist
- antonyms:
- die
- similar words:
- subsist
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| definition 2: |
to maintain oneself in life.
I live on very little income.- synonyms:
- exist, get along, subsist
- similar words:
- make ends meet, manage, survive
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| definition 3: |
to dwell or reside.
He lives on the mountain.We've lived in the city for ten years now.A long time ago, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a king, a queen, and their three small daughters.- synonyms:
- abide, dwell, reside, stay
- similar words:
- lodge, settle, sojourn
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| definition 4: |
to continue to be in existence or be present to the memory.
Even though she's gone, the memory of her lives in her children.- synonyms:
- endure, last, survive
- similar words:
- abide, persevere, persist, prevail, stand, subsist
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| definition 5: |
to dwell as a couple.
They never married, but they lived together for over fifty years.- synonyms:
- cohabit
- similar words:
- abide, coexist, dwell, reside, room
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| definition 6: |
to experience life keenly and with pleasure.
I don't want to be stuck in this boring place all my life. I want to live!- similar words:
- flourish, prosper, succeed, thrive
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| definition 7: |
to have the will to stay alive for a particular purpose or pleasure (usually used figuratively).
His wife complains that he lives only for his work.She lives to see the smiles on the faces of her grandchildren. |
| related words: |
cabin, kick, quarter, shift, stay, tenant, walk |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to engage in or pass (one's life).
He wanted to live his life in solitude.- synonyms:
- pass, spend
- similar words:
- expend, lead
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| definition 2: |
to show by action.
He lives his religious beliefs.- synonyms:
- embody, epitomize, incarnate, personify
- similar words:
- exemplify, illustrate, manifest, show
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| definition 3: |
to experience or endure (a certain type of life or existence).
They were living a life of ease until the stock market crashed.She was living a nightmare during those years of war.- synonyms:
- bear, endure, experience, stand, survive, tolerate
- similar words:
- undergo, withstand
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| phrase: |
live in, live it up, live up to, live with |
| derivation: |
living (adj.) |
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