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to live

to live

∞ 1.0
To have a home in a particular place
  • verb
  • /lɪv/
: vivir
  • They live by themselves in the woods.
  • people live
  • places to live
  • families live

How far from where you live was his body found?

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Examples

  • I only live three blocks from there.

  • Where are you living now?

  • How far from where you live was his body found?

  • What kind of society do we live in, Prime Minister?

  • I mean, the places that we live are like built for cars.

  • This is where we live.

  • Eleanor, please state your name, where you live, and your occupation.

  • The best part of Tucson, where I live, is the result of that indeterminacy.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In Afghanistan, many people, especially those in rural areas, live according to centuries-old traditions and beliefs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I have always wanted to live near the ocean.

Synonyms

to reside
vsto live
107 3.0

To live in a particular place

is the general word for having a home without extra nuance
to inhabit
vsto live
77 3.5

To live in a place like a house or area

is the ordinary term without stressing long term presence
to dwell
vsto live
67 3.2

To live in a place such as a house or town

is the general term without the settled nuance
to occupy
vsto live
19 3.0

To live in a place or have a home there

is the general way to say someone has a home somewhere
to abide
vsto live
  • Archaic
14 9.9

To live in a place

is the current common term used for having a home

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

59 4.5

Leave a place or job so it is free for someone else

Idioms

39 4.2

To have the life you always wanted after hard work

to live a lie
  • Informal
26 7.2

To hide the truth about yourself by pretending something else is true

19 7.4

Lead a life full of risk and excitement by doing dangerous things

17 4.8

To be very excited about something and always make it a main part of life

To have a happy, full life and treat others well

10 8.4

A couple who live together and have sex without being married, often seen as wrong by some people

6 8.0

Not knowing things most people know

6 7.2

To depend completely on a belief or rule

5 7.5

A shout showing support and wishing the king a long life

3 8.2

Have a very comfortable life with lots of money

To be less known or important because someone else is more famous

People who use violence are likely to die violently

To live very simply and avoid extra comforts

To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them

the live one
  • Informal
8.6

A person who makes others laugh and enjoy themselves

Phrasal Verbs

684 3.9

To accept something unpleasant that you cannot change

222 3.5

To meet what people expect of you

202 2.7

To share a home with a romantic partner without being married

165 3.2

To survive by using a certain food or money

117 3.2

To continue to exist after a dangerous or difficult time

109 3.9

Rely on someone, a job, or savings for the food and money you need

87 3.7

To spend the rest of your life in a place or way you want

to live it up
  • Informal
28 7.2

Enjoy yourself in a lively, often expensive way at parties or restaurants

19 7.7

Make people forget or forgive a past mistake over time

Act, sing, or play in front of people right then, not from a recording

to live large
  • Informal
13 8.2

Enjoy yourself by spending a lot on expensive things and fun

To keep thinking about the past and miss what is happening now

to live out
  • Jargon
3 3.9

To work in someone's home and return to your own home each day

3 3.7

To stay and sleep where you work, usually in your employer's house

To stay in a very small dirty house that has few comforts

Continue without knowing what will happen next

1 8.6

A thought that stays in your mind and bothers you

To feel comfort by remembering happy times from the past

1 3.0

Send a program as it happens on radio or TV

Compounds

real live
  • Informal
56 3.9

Present in person and not imaginary

31 1.6

Music played in front of people, not from a recording

live birth
  • Specialized
11 3.5

A baby born showing any sign of life

7 3.4

A person or animal that is not dead

6 6.0

A large tree with green leaves all year that grows in the southern United States

live wire
  • Specialized
6 4.1

A wire that is carrying electric current and is dangerous to touch

live wire
  • Informal
3 4.6

A person who is very lively and full of energy

2 2.3

Musicians play jazz music for people at a place not from a recording

California live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.2

An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California

live steam
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Steam at full pressure from a boiler used to run engines or machines

An evergreen tree from the southern United States with wide, spreading branches and very hard wood

coast live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves

1 7.8

A small brightly colored fish that gives birth to young that can swim when born

live axle
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A bar under a vehicle that sends engine power to the wheels

1 8.3

A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico

1 9.6

A small hardy plant with thick leaves that forms low clusters and small purple and white flowers

live load
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A weight on a structure that changes, like people or vehicles

live-and-die
  • Australian
9.9

A small bush from the tropics whose leaves fold when touched and that has sharp thorns

interior live oak
  • Specialized
9.3

An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America

A music show you go to in person

A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio

How Permanent

to settle down
147 3.0
to settle
101 2.5
to live
∞ 1.0
to stay
∞ 1.0
to visit
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

live infinitive
lived past
lived past participle
living present participle
lives third person singular

Etymology

Live comes from an old English word life meaning 'life'. To live in a place is to have your 'life' there, so the verb also means to make your home or to inhabit a location.