what does he do for a living

  • 1what someone does (for a living) — phrase someone’s job or profession I’m not sure what she does. I think she works in a bank. ‘What did your Dad do for a living?’ ‘He was a teacher.’ Thesaurus: general words relating to jobs and workhypernym types of job or workhyponym Main en …

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  • 2do sth for a living — ► to do something as your job or a way of making money: »What does he do for a living? »She writes a financial column for a living. Main Entry: ↑living …

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  • 3living — n. & adj. n. 1 a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she do for a living?). 2 Brit. Eccl. a position as a vicar or rector with an income or property. adj. 1 contemporary; now existent (the greatest living …

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  • 4I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For — Single by U2 from the album The Joshua Tree …

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  • 5living — liv|ing1 [ˈlıvıŋ] adj 1.) alive now ≠ ↑dead ▪ He s one of the greatest living composers. ▪ The sun affects all living things (=people, animals, and plants) . ▪ a living language (=one that people still use) 2.) living proof if someone is living… …

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  • 6what's — /hwuts, hwots, wuts, wots/; unstressed /hweuhts, weuhts/ 1. contraction of what is or what has: What s the matter? What s been done? 2. contraction of what does: What s she do for a living? Usage. See contraction. * * * …

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  • 7what — [ wat, hwat ] function word *** What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? Tell me what happened. as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is subject …

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  • 8for — [ weak fər, strong fɔr ] function word *** For can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I bought some flowers for Chloe. Wait there for a while. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I told her to leave, for… …

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  • 9Does Anybody Miss Me — Studio album by Shirley Bassey Released 1969 …

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  • 10living — adj Living, alive, animate, animated, vital mean endowed with or manifesting life. In their primary senses where life means that character or quality which is peculiar to things that are capable of growth, reproduction, and, often, motion and… …

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