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- pronunciation:
- lIv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lives, living, lived |
| definition 1: |
to have life; be in an active state.
We live in a very interesting time in history.
- synonyms:
- exist
- antonyms:
- die
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| definition 2: |
to support oneself in life.
I can live on very little money.- synonyms:
- exist, get along
- similar words:
- make ends meet, manage, survive
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| definition 3: |
to stay or reside (often followed by "in" or "at").
He lives in a cabin in the mountains.- synonyms:
- abide, dwell, reside, stay
- similar words:
- lodge, settle
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| definition 4: |
to continue to be in existence or be present to the memory.
Even though she's gone, her memory lives in her children.- synonyms:
- endure, last, survive
- similar words:
- abide, persist, stand
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| related words: |
stay |
adverb + (v.)live
where
(v.)live
+ adverb
abroad, alone, comfortably, dangerously, forever, happily, independently, long, modestly, near, nearby, underground, without
(v.)live
+ noun
apartment, billing, dormitory, exile, ghetto, grandparent, harmony, hut, hype, life, lifestyle, luxury, mansion, mile, neighborhood, poverty, shack, slum, suburb, trailer
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| derivation: |
living (adj.) |
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