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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.
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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.
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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.
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o death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a
man that liveth at rest in his possessions
--ecclus. xli.
1.
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3. to make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell;
to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.
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jacob lived in the land of egypt seventeen years.
--gen. xlvii.
28.
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4. to be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be
permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas,
etc.
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men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
we write in water. --shak.
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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.
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what greater curse could envious fortune give
than just to die when i began to live? --dryden.
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6. to feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with
on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
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7. to have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished,
and actuated by divine influence or faith.
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the just shall live by faith. --gal. iii.
ll.
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8. to be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to
subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
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those who live by labor. --sir w.
temple.
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9. to outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat,
etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.
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a strong mast that lived upon the sea. --shak.
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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.
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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.
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