live

English

/lɪv/, /lɪv/, /laɪv/, /laɪv/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
  • (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
  • (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
  • (intransitive) To cope.
  • (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
  • (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
  • (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
  • (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
  • (intransitive) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
  • (intransitive) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English liven inherited from Old English lifian inherited from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (live, be alive) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (stick, leave, cling, linger, smudge, smear, remain, glue, continue, fat, sticky substance, oil, adhere, paste, adhesive, fat substance, fatty substance).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leyp-

Gloss

stick, leave, cling, linger, smudge, smear, remain, glue, continue, fat, sticky substance, oil, adhere, paste, adhesive, fat substance, fatty substance

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