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live-in
[liv-in]
adjective
Also residing at the place of one's employment.
a live-in maid.
living in a cohabitant relationship.
noun
a live-in person.
live in
/ lɪv /
verb
(of an employee, as in a hospital or hotel) to dwell at one's place of employment
adjective
living in the place at which one works
a live-in maid
living with someone else in that person's home
a live-in lover
Word History and Origins
Origin of live-in1
Idioms and Phrases
Reside in one's place of employment or schooling, as in They wanted a baby-sitter who could live in , or Joe was planning to live in at the college . This expression is used primarily for domestic servants or students. [Late 1800s] Also see live out .
live in something . Continue in existence, memory, or some feeling. This sense appears in such phrases as live in the past , meaning “to concentrate on past memories,” or live in hope of , meaning “to continue anticipating that something will happen.” For example, Alice lived in the past; she had no interest in current events , or Jim lived in hope of getting a teaching post . Also see live in sin .
Example Sentences
“Election Day” does unfold like a live-in video game.
George Koenig owned a home-care agency, which charged families for hourly or live-in care, for two decades.
Meanwhile, his live-in girlfriend at the time had to pay all their bills.
In October 2023, Sangha and Fleming sold Perry 51 vials of ketamine, which were provided to Kenneth Iwamasa, Perry’s live-in personal assistant.
They include: Dr Salvador Plasencia and Dr Mark Chavez, two doctors who sold ketamine; Kenneth Iwamasa, who worked as Perry's live-in assistant and both helped purchase and inject the actor with ketamine; and Eric Fleming, who sold ketamine he'd gotten from Sangha to Perry.
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