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Lived

verb
/lɪvd/
Word Frequency: 63.7

Definitions

1.verbTo be alive; to have life.
"He's not expected to live for more than a few months."
2.verbTo have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
"I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer."
3.verbTo survive; to persevere; to continue.
"Her memory lives in that song."
4.verbTo cope.
"You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you."
5.verbTo pass life in a specified manner.
"It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after."
6.verbTo spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
"To live an idle or a useful life."
7.verbTo act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
8.verbTo outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
"No ship could live in such a storm."
9.verb(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
"It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread."
10.verbTo make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
"I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!"
11.adjective(in combination) Having a specified duration of life.
"a short-lived recycling scheme"

Synonyms

dwellgo onlastremainalivefulfilledsubsistencesettledoccupiedresidevivaknown

Rhymes With

contrivedderiveddeprivedrevivedarrivedstrivedthrivedjived
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