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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
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.
Plasencia, 43, supplied the drug to Perry through his live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, one of three defendants who pleaded guilty last year to their own connected charges.
One woman told the investigation it was her role to recruit teenage female visitors as live-in disciples, because Joshua liked to prey on them, especially virgins.
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