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See more synonyms for live on Thesaurus.com verb (used without object), lived [livd] /lɪvd/ liv·ing. to have life , as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory. to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income. to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon ): to live on rice and bananas. to dwell or reside (usually followed by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage. to pass life in a specified manner: They lived happily ever after. to direct or regulate one's life: to live by the golden rule. to experience or enjoy to the full: At 40 she was just beginning to live. to cohabit (usually followed by with ). to escape destruction or remain afloat, as a ship or aircraft. Show More
verb (used with object), lived [livd] /lɪvd/ liv·ing. to pass (life): to live a life of ease. to practice, represent, or exhibit in one's life : to live one's philosophy. Show More
live down , to live so as to allow (a mistake, disgrace, etc.) to be forgotten or forgiven: She'll never live that crucial moment of failure down. live in /out , to reside at or away from the place of one's employment, especially as a domestic servant: Their butler lives in, but the maids live out. live up to , to live in accordance with (expectations or an ideal or standard); measure up to: He never lived up to his father's vision of him. Show More
live high off /on the hog . hog(def 16) .live it up , Informal to live in an extravagant or wild manner; pursue pleasure: He started living it up after he got out of the army. live well , to live comfortably: They're not wealthy but they live well. Show More
Origin of live 1 before 900; Middle English liven, Old English lifian, libban; cognate with Dutch leven, German leben, Old Norse lifa, Gothic liban
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take British Dictionary definitions for live with (tr, preposition) to dwell with (a person to whom one is not married) Show More
to show the characteristics of life; be alive to remain alive or in existence to exist in a specified way to live poorly (usually foll by in or at ) to reside or dwell to live in London (often foll by on) to continue or last the pain still lives in her memory (usually foll by by) to order one's life (according to a certain philosophy, religion, etc) (foll by on, upon, or by ) to support one's style of life; subsist to live by writing (foll by with) to endure the effects (of a crime, mistake, etc) (foll by through) to experience and survive he lived through the war (tr) to pass or spend (one's life, etc) to enjoy life to the full he knows how to live (tr) to put into practice in one's daily life; express he lives religion every day live and let live to refrain from interfering in others' lives; to be tolerant where one lives US informal in one's sensitive or defenceless position Show More
Word Origin for live Old English libban, lifian; related to Old High German libēn, Old Norse lifa
(prenominal) showing the characteristics of life (usually prenominal) of, relating to, or abounding in life the live weight of an animal (usually prenominal) of current interest; controversial a live issue actual a real live cowboy informal full of life and energy (of a coal, ember, etc) glowing or burning (esp of a volcano) not extinct loaded or capable of exploding a live bomb radio television transmitted or present at the time of performance, rather than being a recording a live show (of a record) recorded in concert recorded in one studio take, without overdubs or splicing connected to a source of electric power a live circuit (esp of a colour or tone) brilliant or splendid acoustically reverberant a live studio sport (of a ball) in play (of rocks, ores, etc) not quarried or mined; native being in a state of motion or transmitting power; positively connected to a driving member printing (of copy) not yet having been set into type (of type that has been set) still in use Show More
during, at, or in the form of a live performance the show went out live Show More
Word Origin for live C16: from on live alive
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Word Origin and History for live with v. Old English lifian (Anglian), libban (West Saxon) "to be, to live, have life; to experience," also "to supply oneself with food, to pass life (in some condition)," from Proto-Germanic *liben (cf. Old Norse lifa "to live, remain," Old Frisian libba , German leben , Gothic liban "to live"), from PIE root *leip- "to remain, continue" (cf. Greek liparein "to persist, persevere;" see leave ). Meaning "to make a residence, dwell" is from c.1200. Related: Lived ; living .
According to the Dutch Prouerbe ... Leuen ende laetan leuen, To liue and to let others liue. [Malynes, 1622] To live it up "live gaily and extravagantly" is from 1903. To live up to "act in accordance with" is 1690s, from earlier live up "live on a high (moral or mental) level" (1680s). To live (something) down "outwear (some slander or embarrassment)" is from 1842. To live with "cohabit as husband and wife" is attested from 1749; sense of "to put up with" is attested from 1937. Expression live and learn is attested from c.1620.
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adj. 1540s, "having life," later (1610s) "burning, glowing," a shortening of alive (q.v.). Sense of "containing unspent energy or power" (live ammunition , etc.) is from 1799. Meaning "in-person" (of performance) is first attested 1934. Live wire is attested from 1890; figurative sense of "active person" is from 1903.
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Having life; alive. Capable of replicating in a host's cells. Containing living microorganisms or viruses capable of replicating in a host's cells. Show More
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Idioms and Phrases with live with 1 Cohabit with, live as if married to, as in I don't approve of my daughter living with her boyfriend . [Mid-1700s] Also see live together.
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2 Put up with, come to terms with, as in I think I can live with this new agreement . [Colloquial ; first half of 1900s] Also see learn to live with.
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3 live with oneself . Keep one's self-respect, as in I don't know how he can live with himself after violating their trust . [Mid-1900s]
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In addition to the idioms beginning with live
live and learn live and let live live by one's wits live dangerously live down live for the moment live from day to day live from hand to mouth live happily ever after live high off the hog live in live in each other's pockets live in sin live it up live like a king live on live on borrowed time live on the edge live out live through live together live up to live wire live with also see:
alive (live) and kicking as I live and breathe close to home (where one lives) (live from) day to day fat of the land, live off the high off the hog, live in one's pocket (live in each other's pockets) learn to live with people who live in glass houses Show More
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