living

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈlɪvɪŋ/
/ˈlɪvɪŋ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

The state of being alive.

2 Definition

(plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.

Example Sentences
  • Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.
3 Definition

Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

Example Sentences
  • What do you do for a living?
4 Definition

A style of life.

Example Sentences
  • plain living
5 Definition

(canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.

Verb
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

To be alive; to have life.

Example Sentences
  • He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
2 Definition

To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

Example Sentences
  • I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
3 Definition

To survive; to persevere; to continue.

Example Sentences
  • Her memory lives in that song.
4 Definition

To cope.

Example Sentences
  • You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
5 Definition

To pass life in a specified manner.

Example Sentences
  • It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
6 Definition

To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

Example Sentences
  • To live an idle or a useful life.
7 Definition

To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

8 Definition

To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

Example Sentences
  • No ship could live in such a storm.
9 Definition

(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

Example Sentences
  • It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.
10 Definition

To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Example Sentences
  • I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
Adjective
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

Having life.

2 Definition

In use or existing.

Example Sentences
  • Hunanese is a living language.
3 Definition

Of everyday life.

Example Sentences
  • These living conditions are deplorable.
4 Definition

True to life.

Example Sentences
  • This is the living image of Fidel Castro.
5 Definition

Used as an intensifier.

Example Sentences
  • He almost beat the living daylights out of me.