live

verb
/ˈlɪv/

To be alive; to have life.

Example

“He's not expected to live for more than a few months.”

Other meanings

To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
“I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.&emsp; At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.”
To survive; to persevere; to continue.

Synonyms

populate
inhabit

Example sentences

“I wish we didn't live in a society.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I'm trying to live within my means.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“One day, humans may live on other planets.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "libban".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “live” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.