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Definition live in British English

live verb

verb
/lɪv/
1

to have your home in a particular place

Example

Paris is a nice place to live.

Example

They lived in a basement flat in South London.

Example

I think he lives somewhere near Bath.

Example

Do you still live at home?

2

to have a particular kind of life

Example

people living in poverty

Example

They have lived under military rule for nineteen years.

Example

Food is inexpensive here, so you can live quite cheaply.

Example

I had a good salary then, and we lived pretty well.

Example

Now they have retired and want to live a quiet life.

Example

She was destined from birth to live a life of hardship.

3

to keep yourself alive in a particular way

Example

The Aymaras live by hunting and fishing in the Desaguadero river.

Example

Millions of families are living on benefits.

4

to be alive, or to stay alive

Example

She's not expected to live long.

Example

Who wants to live forever?

Example

Despite her unhealthy lifestyle, Aunt Joan lived to be 86.

Example

He lived to see the first talking pictures.

Synonyms and related words
exist operate live
4.1

to be alive in a particular time

Example

He's one of the greatest pianists who ever lived.

Example

Hippodamus lived in the early fifth century BC.

Synonyms and related words
exist operate live
5

to continue to exist and have influence

Example

The spirit of revolution still lives.

Example

The events of that day have always lived in my memory.

Synonyms and related words
go on go along persist
6

to have an interesting and exciting life

Example

Come on, you have to live a little!

Synonyms and related words
like enjoy go in for
7

to be usually kept in a particular place

Example

The box lives on the top shelf there.

Synonyms and related words
occupy set exist
8

used to say that something is completely essential

Example

I live and die by baseball.

9

to go out and enjoy yourself at a pub, club or bar

Example

They've been livin' it large.

Definition live in British English

Related Words

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