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adjective

having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.

in actual existence or use; extant: living languages.

active or thriving; vigorous; strong: a living faith.

burning or glowing, as a coal.

flowing freely, as water.

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pertaining to, suitable for, or sufficient for existence or subsistence: living conditions; a living wage.

of or pertaining to living persons: within living memory.

lifelike; true to life, as a picture or narrative.

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.

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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 preceded by the): glad to be among the living.

15.

British. the benefice of a clergyman.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
before 900; (adj.) Middle English lyvyng(e); replacing earlier liviende, Old English lifgende (see live¹, -ing²); (noun) Middle English living(e) (see -ing¹)

Related forms

liv·ing·ly, adverb

liv·ing·ness, noun

non·liv·ing, adjective, noun

qua·si-liv·ing, adjective

un·liv·ing, adjective

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.

Example Sentences

The use of a revocable living trust is often touted as a way to avoid the time and expense of probate.

Much of it really depends on your personal standard of living.

Or it may be that they belong to a fourth domain of living organism.

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The use of a revocable living trust is often touted as a way to avoid the time and expense of probate.

Much of it really depends on your personal standard of living.

Or it may be that they belong to a fourth domain of living organism.

With so many ways to go green, sustainable living advice is easily within reach.

Living in the mountains may provide benefits beyond a picturesque view.

The evidence for huge creatures living in the swamp should be readily.

In the living room, she slipcovered a beat-up leather.

Many will come to see the invention as a bane of urban living.

Living in the city can mean living with compromises.

Driving is perhaps the scariest part of living there.

Rising living standards are fine in themselves, but the.

For many people, living a healthy, balanced life can seem impossible.

Senior citizens who spent their time restricted to their living quarters had a higher chance of developing.

People living in the country, especially near the creeks, see them over the years.

Updates to the floor and ceiling brought the living room up to date without sacrificing the retro style of the space.

Clicking on them revealed photos of an apartment interior-a bedroom, a kitchen, a filthy living room.

Apple is exploring new alternatives to get content into the living room, according to people familiar with the company's plans.

We want to go on living in order to go on living, and not for much more.

Perhaps hard physical labour is still needed for the family to make its living.

Recent studies of alligators and other living animals are illuminating previously murky aspects of dinosaur biology.

But more significant, according to advocates, home after-death care is also more meaningful for the living.

The living room now glows with new wood floors and a lighter, less-obtrusive shade of paint on the ceiling beams and trim.

Single individuals paired off or began living with a few offspring.

Living with the clones of a dead dog has its surprises.

The cost of living is moderate and the quality of life is high.

The mistake is to use it as the indicator of living standards.

New fossils suggest that the ones that gave rise to living great apes and.

Some scientists think humans and other primates evolved big brains in response to the social challenges of living in large groups.

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Switzerland is a fabulous place to live, but the cost of living is extremely high even outside the major cities.

Experts differ on the effects of biodiversity projects on improvements in living standards.

His experiments showed that yeast was not only the cause of fermentation, but that it was a living microorganism.

The stone walkway and gravel path create a smooth counterpoint to the wild living wall featuring ferns, bromelaids, coral.

Alone among living creatures, human beings have no tolerance for the inexplicable.

Fresh clues hint at how the first living organisms arose from inanimate matter.

Living in a dorm doesn't put the kibosh on your first adventures in cooking.

Creating a colorful outdoor living room from an unruly yard can seem intimidating.

If your accountant did not know the answer to being able to deduct all living expenses, then you should get another accountant.

The surprising recent finding that living plants produce methane does not throw doubt on the cause of global warming.

Interestingly, the pneumatic tube still rears its head in this vision of urban living in the future.

The living room is now a colorful new gathering area.

It will also pay for living expenses for two years of graduate school.

For years, researchers have wanted to look at individual neurons in living brains.

The government plans to remove all people living in the park, but it has no timetable.

With a futon that works as a bed, the living room is easily.

My previous living situation would have driven my significant other insane, but it worked for me.

New genetic findings suggest that early humans living about one million years ago were extremely close to extinction.

Coelacanths have a hinged skull and an electrosensory organ unknown in other living fish.

Floor-to-ceiling windows give the living area a brightness and connection to the outdoors.

He lives pretty far and has a studio, so basically he is almost living with me.

New method allows researchers to pinpoint young nerve cells in the living human brain.

All the people who were killed were innocent civilians going about their business, living their lives.

Slate tiles cover both the front of a new fireplace and the brick of the old living room fireplace.

Understanding evolution in living systems and civilization may call for a new view of science.

Living off a bounty of corn, they devised an elaborate calendar.

In many animals, relatives tend to stay close, either sharing the same territory or living in neighboring ones.

Dealing w this situation is not something that nessesarily equates w living in mud huts.

The new technology uses tiny nanoparticles to absorb free fatty acids from living microalgae.

Early humans living about one million years ago were extremely close to extinction.

If tissue engineers can manufacture living replacement teeth, they would blaze a trail for.

People living near and working on these waters also complained of.

Online fantasy games enable developing world entrepreneurs to make a living by trading stashes of make-believe gold for hard cash.

The organism may be sicker, he observes, but it is living longer.

All living things need the gas to build proteins and other materials, but only a few organisms can.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used without object)

to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.

to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age.

to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory.

to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income.

to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas.

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to dwell or reside (usually followed by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage.

to pass life in a specified manner: They lived happily ever after.

to direct or regulate one's life: to live by the golden rule.

to experience or enjoy life to the full: At 40 she was just beginning to live.

10.

to cohabit (usually followed by with).

11.

to escape destruction or remain afloat, as a ship or aircraft.

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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/out, to reside at or away from the place of one's employment, especially 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/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:
before 900; Middle English liven, Old English lifian, libban; cognate with Dutch leven, German leben, Old Norse lifa, Gothic liban

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World English Dictionary

living (ˈlɪvɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	a. possessing life; not dead
	b. (as collective noun preceded by the): the living
2.	having the characteristics of life (used esp to distinguish organisms from nonliving matter)
3.	currently in use or valid: living language
4.	seeming to be real: a living image
5.	Compare extinct (of animals or plants) existing in the present age; extant
6.	geology another word for live
7.	presented by actors before a live audience: living theatre
8.	(prenominal) (intensifier): the living daylights

—n
9.	the condition of being alive
10.	the manner in which one conducts one's life: fast living
11.	the means, esp the financial means, whereby one lives
12.	Church of England another term for benefice
13.	(modifier) of, involving, or characteristic of everyday life: living area
14.	(modifier) of or involving those now alive (esp in the phrase living memory)

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Word Origin & History

live

1540s, "having life," later (1611) "burning, glowing," aphetic of alive (q.v.). Sense of "containing unspent energy or power" (live ammunition, etc.) is from 1799; live wire is attested from 1890; figurative sense of "active person" is from 1903. Meaning "in-person (performance)"

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is first attested 1934.

living

early 14c., "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 1530s. Living memory "within the memory of people still living" is attested from 1855.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

live (līv)
adj.

Having life; alive.
Capable of replicating in a host's cells.
Containing living microorganisms or active virus, as a vaccine.

Slang Dictionary

live definition

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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