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- pronunciation:
- lIv
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lives, living, lived |
| definition 1: |
When you live, you have life. You breathe and grow.
Small dogs usually live longer than large ones.
- synonyms:
- exist
- antonyms:
- die
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| definition 2: |
If someone lives by farming, it means that they get the things they need, like food and a place to live, by using the money they make by farming. If a family lives on a small amount of money, they support themselves using that money.
When my mother lost her job, we lived on very little money for a while.- synonyms:
- exist
- similar words:
- manage, survive
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| definition 3: |
When you live somewhere, you spend time there and sleep there every night. You also keep all your things there.
My friends live in different kinds of homes. Vanessa lives in a house, Katie lives in an apartment, and Tiffany lives in a mobile home.- synonyms:
- dwell, stay
- similar words:
- settle
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| related words: |
stay |
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| derivation: |
living (adj.) |
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