lived
adjective
having life, a life, or lives, as specified (usually used in combination).
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lived
American
[lahyvd, livd]
/ laɪvd, lɪvd /
adjective
-lived
British
/ -lɪvd /
adjective
Pronunciation
Lived, meaning “having a certain kind or extent of life,” is not derived from the preterit and past participle of the verb live , but from the noun life , to which the suffix -ed has been added. The original pronunciation, therefore, and one still heard, is , which retains the vowel (ī) of life. Since the f of life changes to v with the addition of this suffix, as when leaf becomes leaved, this lived is identical in spelling with the preterit and past participle lived, and conflation of the two has led to the increasingly frequent pronunciation of this lived as in such combinations as long-lived and short-lived. Both pronunciations are considered standard.
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Etymology
Origin of lived
A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at life, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Even before #MomTok was a known entity, the wives lived in luxurious homes.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Panettiere lived in Los Angeles, but her boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, is a Greenville native, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"We've lived there for 30 years… and just everything's gone."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
This latest project takes its name from the address in the swanky 1st arrondissement of Paris where Coco Chanel lived in an iconic apartment above her boutique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
How she lived all her life not knowing what had happened to her, until her one true friend came back into her life.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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