Live definition and meaning | live in or live on
verb(mainlyintr)1. toshowthecharacteristicsoflife;bealive[1]3. toexistinaspecifiedwaytolivepoorly4. (usuallyfollbyinorat)toliveinLondon5. (oftenfollbyon)thepainstilllivesinhermemory7. (follbyon,upon,orby)tosupportonesstyleoflife;subsist[2]tolivebywriting9. (follbythrough)helivedthroughthewar10. (transitive)topassorspend[3](oneslife,etc)11. toenjoy[4]lifetothefullsheknowshowtolive12. (transitive)toputintopracticeinonesdaily[5]life;expresshelivesreligioneverydayCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyrig...
verb (mainly intr)1. to show the characteristics of life; be alive[1] 3.to exist in a specified way
to live poorly
4. (usually foll by in or at)to live in London
5. (often foll by on)the pain still lives in her memory
7. (foll by on, upon, or by) to support ones style of life; subsist[2]to live by writing
9. (foll by through)he lived through the war
10. (transitive) to pass or spend[3] (ones life, etc) 11. to enjoy[4] life to the fullshe knows how to live
12. (transitive) to put into practice in ones daily[5] life; expresshe lives religion every day
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Word origin
Old English libban, lifian; related to Old High German libēn, Old Norse lifaReferences Definition of alive (www.collinsdictionary.com) Definition of subsist (www.collinsdictionary.com) Definition of spend (www.collinsdictionary.com) Definition of en...