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liv⋅ing

  [liv-ing]
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–adjective
1. having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
2. in actual existence or use; extant: living languages.
3. active or thriving; vigorous; strong: a living faith.
4. burning or glowing, as a coal.
5. flowing freely, as water.
6. pertaining to, suitable for, or sufficient for existence or subsistence: living conditions; a living wage.
7. of or pertaining to living persons: within living memory.
8. lifelike; true to life, as a picture or narrative.
9. in its natural state and place; not uprooted, changed, etc.: living rock.
10. very; absolute (used as an intensifier): to scare the living daylights out of someone.
–noun
11. the act or condition of a person or thing that lives: Living is very expensive these days.
12. the means of maintaining life; livelihood: to earn one's living.
13. a particular manner, state, or status of life: luxurious living.
14. (used with a plural verb) living persons collectively (usually prec. by the): glad to be among the living.
15. British. the benefice of a clergyman.
Origin:
bef. 900; (adj.) ME lyvyng(e); r. earlier liviende, OE lifgende (see live 1 , -ing 2 ); (n.) ME living(e) (see -ing 1 )

Related forms:
liv⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
liv⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. live, quick. 2. existing, surviving. 3. lively, flourishing. 12. sustenance, subsistence. Living, livelihood, maintenance, support refer, directly or indirectly, to what is earned or spent for subsistence. Living and livelihood (a somewhat more formal word), both refer to what one earns to keep (oneself) alive, but are seldom interchangeable within the same phrase: to earn one's living; to seek one's livelihood. “To make a living” suggests making just enough to keep alive, and is particularly frequent in the negative: You cannot make a living out of that. “To make a livelihood out of something” suggests rather making a business of it: to make a livelihood out of trapping foxes. Maintenance and support refer usually to what is spent for the living of another: to provide for the maintenance or support of someone. Maintenance occasionally refers to the allowance itself provided for livelihood: They are entitled to a maintenance from this estate.

Antonyms:
1. dead.
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live

1  [liv] verb, lived  [livd] , liv⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
2. to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age.
3. to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory.
4. to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income.
5. to feed or subsist (usually fol. by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas.
6. to dwell or reside (usually fol. by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage.
7. to pass life in a specified manner: They lived happily ever after.
8. to direct or regulate one's life: to live by the golden rule.
9. to experience or enjoy life to the full: At 40 she was just beginning to live.
10. to cohabit (usually fol. by with).
11. to escape destruction or remain afloat, as a ship or aircraft.
–verb (used with object)
12. to pass (life): to live a life of ease.
13. to practice, represent, or exhibit in one's life: to live one's philosophy.
—Verb phrases
14. 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.
15. live in or out, to reside at or away from the place of one's employment, esp. as a domestic servant: Their butler lives in, but the maids live out.
16. 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.
—Idioms
17. live high off or on the hog. hog (def. 16).
18. 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.
19. live well, to live comfortably: They're not wealthy but they live well.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME liven, OE lifian, libban; c. D leven, G leben, ON lifa, Goth liban
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live 1   (lĭv)   
v.   lived, liv·ing, lives

v.   intr.

  1. To be alive; exist.

  2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.

  3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.

  4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.

  5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.

  6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.

  7. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.

v.   tr.

  1. To spend or pass (one's life).

  2. To go through; experience: lived a nightmare.

  3. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs.

Phrasal Verb(s):
live downTo overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time.
live inTo reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in.
live outTo live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out.
live withTo put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it.

Idiom(s):
live it up Slang To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.

Idiom(s):
live up to

  1. To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals.

  2. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations.

  3. To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain.


[Middle English liven, from Old English libban, lifian; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]
liv·ing   (lĭv'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Possessing life: famous living painters; transplanted living tissue.

  2. In active function or use: a living language.

  3. Of persons who are alive: events within living memory.

  4. Relating to the routine conduct or maintenance of life: improved living conditions in the city.

  5. Full of life, interest, or vitality: made history a living subject.

  6. True to life; realistic: the living image of her mother.

  7. Informal Used as an intensive: beat the living hell out of his opponent in the boxing match.

n.  

  1. The condition or action of maintaining life: the high cost of living.

  2. A manner or style of life: preferred plain living.

  3. A means of maintaining life; livelihood: made their living by hunting.

  4. Chiefly British A church benefice, including the revenue attached to it.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean possessed of or exhibiting life. Living, alive, and live refer principally to organisms that are not dead: living plants; the happiest person alive; a live canary.
Animate applies to living animal as distinct from living plant life: Something animate was moving inside the box.
Animated suggests renewed life, vigor, or spirit: The argument became very animated.
Vital refers to what is characteristic of or necessary to the continuation of life: You must eat to maintain vital energy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
live

  1. mod.
    cool; great. : Everything's live! No problem!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

live  (v.)
O.E. lifian (Anglian), libban (W.Saxon) "to be alive," also "to supply oneself with food, to pass life (in some condition)," from P.Gmc. stem *libæ (cf. O.N. lifa, O.Fris. libba, Ger. leben, Goth. liban "to live"), from PIE base *leip- "to remain, continue" (cf. Gk. liparein "to persist, persevere;" see leave).
"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 1951. To live up to "act in accordance with" is from 1694. 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. Lived-in "inhabited, occupied" is first recorded 1873. Live-in (adj.) first attested, 1955. Liveable "suitable for living in" is from 1814, first attested in "Mansfield Park." Expression live and learn is attested from c.1620.

living  (adj.)
c.1325, "the fact of dwelling in some place," from O.E. lifiende, prp. of lifan (see live (v.)). The noun meaning "action, process, or method of gaining one's livelihood" is attested from 1538. Living memory "within the memory of people still living" is attested from 1855. Living room "room set up for ordinary social use" is from 1825 (as opposed to bedroom, dining room, etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2live
Pronunciation: 'lIv
Function: adjective
: having life : LIVING
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

live (līv)
adj.

  1. Having life; alive.

  2. Capable of replicating in a host's cells.

  3. Containing living microorganisms or active virus, as a vaccine.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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