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verb, lived [livd] , liv⋅ing.| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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live (līv)
adj.
Having life; alive.
Capable of replicating in a host's cells.
Containing living microorganisms or active virus, as a vaccine.
live on
Be financially supported by, subsist on, as in His pension is too small to live on. [Mid-1600s]
Continue to survive, especially unexpectedly, as in They thought the cancer would kill her, but Lucy lived on for another twenty years.
Remain in human memory, as in This book will live on long after the author's death.