Live (Verb)
Meaning 1
Support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 3
Lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 4
Have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
Be an inhabitant of or reside in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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- Tent
- Shack
- Bivouac
- Overpopulate
- Cohabit
- Reside
- Board
- Camp
- People
- Neighbor
- Occupy
- Nest
- Lodge
- Room
- Tenant
- Live Together
- Neighbour
- Encamp
- Domiciliate
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Meaning 6
Continue to live and avoid dying; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 7
Pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.