Lived

2 definitions found

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  Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lived} (l[i^]vd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Living}.] [OE. liven, livien, AS. libban,
     lifian; akin to OS. libbian, D. leven, G. leben, OHG.
     leb[=e]n, Dan. leve, Sw. lefva, Icel. lifa to live, to be
     left, to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to
     forsake, and life, Gr. liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily,


     shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, Skr. lip to anoint, smear;
     -- the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence,
     to remain, stay; and hence, to live.]
     1. To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a
        plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to
        be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of
        existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age
        are long in reaching maturity.
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              Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I
              will . . . lay sinews upon you, and will bring up
              flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put
              breath in you, and ye shall live.     --Ezek.
                                                    xxxvii. 5, 6.
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     2. To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain
        manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to
        live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.
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              O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a
              man that liveth at rest in his possessions!
                                                    --Ecclus. xli.
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     3. To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell;
        to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.
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              Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years.
                                                    --Gen. xlvii.
                                                    28.
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     4. To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be
        permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas,
        etc.
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              Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
              We write in water.                    --Shak.
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     5. To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of
        happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live.
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              What greater curse could envious fortune give
              Than just to die when I began to live? --Dryden.
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     6. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with
        on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
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     7. To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished,
        and actuated by divine influence or faith.
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              The just shall live by faith.         --Gal. iii.
                                                    ll.
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     8. To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to
        subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
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              Those who live by labor.              --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     9. To outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat,
        etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.
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              A strong mast that lived upon the sea. --Shak.
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     {To live out}, to be at service; to live away from home as a
        servant. [U. S.]
  
     {To live with}.
        (a) To dwell or to be a lodger with.
        (b) To cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male
            with female.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lived \Lived\ (l[imac]vd), a.
     Having life; -- used only in composition; as, long-lived;
     short-lived.
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