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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
live \live\ li^v, v. i. imp.  p. p. lived li^vd; p.
   pr.  vb. n. living. oe. liven, livien, as. libban,
   lifian; akin to os. libbian, d. leven, g. leben, ohg.
   leb=en, dan. leve, sw. lefva, icel. lifa to live, to be
   left, to remain, goth. liban to live; akin to e. leave to
   forsake, and life, gr. liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily,
   shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, skr. lip to anoint, smear;
   -- the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence,
   to remain, stay; and hence, to live.
   1. to be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a
      plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to
      be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of
      existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age
      are long in reaching maturity.
      1913 webster

            thus saith the lord god unto these bones; behold, i
            will . . . lay sinews upon you, and will bring up
            flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put
            breath in you, and ye shall live.     --ezek.
                                                  xxxvii. 5, 6.
      1913 webster

   2. to pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain
      manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to
      live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.
      1913 webster

            o death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a
            man that liveth at rest in his possessions
                                                  --ecclus. xli.
                                                  1.
      1913 webster

   3. to make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell;
      to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.
      1913 webster

            jacob lived in the land of egypt seventeen years.
                                                  --gen. xlvii.
                                                  28.
      1913 webster

   4. to be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be
      permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas,
      etc.
      1913 webster

            men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
            we write in water.                    --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. to enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of
      happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live.
      1913 webster

            what greater curse could envious fortune give
            than just to die when i began to live? --dryden.
      1913 webster

   6. to feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with
      on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
      1913 webster

   7. to have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished,
      and actuated by divine influence or faith.
      1913 webster

            the just shall live by faith.         --gal. iii.
                                                  ll.
      1913 webster

   8. to be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to
      subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
      1913 webster

            those who live by labor.              --sir w.
                                                  temple.
      1913 webster

   9. to outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat,
      etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.
      1913 webster

            a strong mast that lived upon the sea. --shak.
      1913 webster

   to live out, to be at service; to live away from home as a
      servant. u. s.

   to live with.
      a to dwell or to be a lodger with.
      b to cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male
          with female.
          1913 webster
see also:
lived living to live out to live with 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lived \lived\ limacvd, a.
   having life; -- used only in composition; as, long-lived;
   short-lived.
   1913 webster


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