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.