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live(2) (iou)

live verb.
[Old English libban & lifian, corresp. to Old Frisian libba, lifa, Old Saxon libian, lebon, Old High German leben (German leben), Old Norse lifa live, remain, Gothic liban, from Germanic base rel. to that of LIFE noun, LEAVE verb1.]
verb intrans.
a. Be alive; have animal or vegetable life. OE.
H. Bailey She had only two more years to live.
b. fig. Of a thing: exist, be found. poet. L16.
verb intrans. Supply oneself with Food; feed, subsist. Foll. by by, on, upon. OE.
Bible (AV): Matthew 4:4 Man shall not live by bread alone. I. Murdoch Carel was a Vegetarian and lived on grated carrot and eggs and cheese.
verb intrans. Procure oneself the means of subsistence; depend on for a livelihood. Foll. by by, off, on, upon. OE.
A. Jessopp Those luxuries which the big man consumes..the small man lives by. C. Isherwood He left him all his money, not very much, but enough to live on, comfortably. Anthony Smith Primitive Homo, living off the countryside.
verb intrans. Spend or lead one's life; conduct oneself in a specified way, esp. with ref. to moral behaviour, personal aims or principles, or personal conditions. OE.
O. Blackall Rules..to observe and live by. P. Campbell The family lived in considerable comfort. I. Murdoch Adelaide lived in a perpetual state of anxiety. J. C. Oates No intention whatsoever of living as their Families had lived.
b. verb trans. with cognate obj. Lead (one's life) in a specified way. OE.
J. Morley Montaignecontent to live his life, leaving many questions open.
verb intrans. Continue in life; be alive for a longer or shorter period; have one's life prolonged. Also foll. by on. OE.
Academy Lord Carnarvon did not live to put the final touches to his translation.
b. Escape spiritual death. Now rare. LME.
c. fig. Of a thing: survive, continue. poet. & rhet. M18.
P. Kavanagh His pleasure did not live long.
verb intrans. Endure, last through; spec. (of a vessel) escape destruction, remain afloat. ME.
verb intrans. Make one's Home; dwell, reside; transf. (of an object) have its place. Also, spend much non-working time in a room etc. ME.
D. H. Lawrence They'd lived next door to us when I was a little lad. J. Cannan I couldn't find any brandy. Do you know where it lives? H. Bailey The poor live in caravans, the bourgeoisie in solid brick houses.
verb trans. Express in one's life; carry out in one's life the principles etc. of. M16.
J. Jortin To say who is the Lord..is to deny God..and live a lie. Grimsby Evening Telegraph How can a man like this hope to negotiate with Iceland..whose people virtually live fish?
verb intrans. Continue in the memory; escape obliteration or oblivion. L16.
R. W. Dixon So would he..give me those kind looks which live in me. C. H. Sisson To live in the memory of men is one of the most persistent..wishes of mankind.
verb intrans. Enjoy life intensely or abundantly. E17.
N. Hinton He couldn't wait to get out of school and really start living.
Phrases: he'll live, I'll live, etc., (freq. joc.) no need for worry or concern. how the Other half lives: see HALF noun. I'll live: see he'll live above. live and learn continually discover new facts as life goes on. live and let live be tolerant of others and be so tolerated. live by one's wits: see WIT noun. live dangerously take risks habitually. live extempore: see EXTEMPORE adverb. live for the MOMENT. live high off the hog, live high on the hog: see HOG noun. live in each Other's pockets: see POCKET noun. live in oneself rely on oneself for company etc., live in isolation. live in sin: see SIN noun1. live in the MOMENT. live it up live gaily and extravagantly. live like a lord: see LORD noun. live off the country, live off the land subsist on the produce of the land. live on air (appear to) eat nothing. live one's own life follow one's own plans or principles; live independently. live on one's hump: see HUMP noun. live on one's nerves: see NERVE noun. live out of a suitcase live temporarily with one's belongings still packed. live over the brush: see BRUSH noun2 3. live over the shop: see SHOP noun. live rough: see ROUGH adverb. live tally: see TALLY noun. live to oneself = live in oneself above. live to tell the tale: see TALE noun. live within oneself = live in oneself above. live with oneself retain one's self-respect. long live interjection expr. loyalty. where one lives US slang at or to the right or vital point. well to live: see WELL adjective. will to live: see WILL noun1.
With prepositions & adverbs in specialized senses: live down overcome (a prejudice, scandal, etc.) by a blameless course of life. live in, live out reside in, away from, one's place of Employment. live through survive, remain alive at the end of. live to survive and reach (a certain age etc.). live together cohabit, esp. as man and wife. live up to (a) act in full accordance with (principles, rules, etc.); (b) push expenditure to the full limits of (one's fortune). live well (a) have plenty; be in comfortable circumstances; (b) live a virtuous life. live with (a) reside with, esp. cohabit with as man and wife; (b) tolerate, accept.
Comb.: lived-in adjective occupied, inhabited; comfortable, homely; live-for-ever = LIVELONG noun; live-in adjective & noun (a) adjective resident, esp. in one's place of Employment or as a person's lover, common-law spouse, etc.; (of an item of clothing) able to be worn continually; very comfortable or practical; (b) noun a live-in employee, lover, etc.; live-out adjective residing away from one's place of Employment.

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