live (verb)
1live down — verb live so as to annul some previous behavior You can never live this down! • Syn: ↑unlive • Hypernyms: ↑live • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * transitive verb …
2live on — verb continue to live through hardship or adversity We went without water and food for 3 days These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents how long can a person last… …
3live over — verb experience again, often in the imagination He relived the horrors of war • Syn: ↑relive • Derivationally related forms: ↑reliving (for: ↑relive) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
4live|long — «LIHV LNG, LONG», adjective. 1. whole length of; whole; entire: »She is busy the livelong day. 2. Obsolete. lasting: »Thou…Hast built thyself a livelong monument (Milton). ╂[alteration (taken as < live, verb) of Middle English lefe longe lief… …
5live in — verb live in the house where one works (Freq. 1) our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her • Syn: ↑sleep in • Ant: ↑live out • Hypernyms: ↑board …
6live out — verb 1. live out one s life; live to the end (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑survive, ↑last, ↑live, ↑live on, ↑go, ↑endure, ↑hold up, ↑hold out …
7live together — verb share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple • Syn: ↑cohabit, ↑shack up • Derivationally related forms: ↑cohabitation (for: ↑cohabit) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
8live up to — verb meet the requirements or expectations of (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑satisfy, ↑fulfill, ↑fulfil • Ant: ↑fall short of (for: ↑satisfy) …
9live with — verb tolerate or accommodate oneself to I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions I swallowed the insult She has learned to live with her husband s little idiosyncrasies • Syn: ↑accept, ↑swallow • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
10live it up — verb enjoy oneself (Freq. 1) it s your birthday, so let s live it up! • Hypernyms: ↑delight, ↑enjoy, ↑revel • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s PP …
