living
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- adjective
- /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
- All living creatures need food, water, and shelter to survive.
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Watch on YouTubeIn the South wing, there's a small room where a living man sits on display.
- In the South wing, there's a small room where a living man sits on display.
- Not only all humanity, but all living beings are our neighbors.
- He speaks of his own life to his one living child in seminary school.
- Another, he says, is to hold communion with other living things, right.
- The question was, who is the living woman you admire the most?
- So ATP is usually known as the energy currency of living organisms of cells.
- They talk about some living presence pervading all things.
Examples
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Not only all humanity, but all living beings are our neighbors.
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He's the longest living ALS patient we know of.
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Go read the stories about that and understand we're living through that again.
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The question was, who is the living woman you admire the most?
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It's like we have mutants living among us on planet Earth.
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In the South wing, there's a small room where a living man sits on display.
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There are many living organisms in the rainforest that contribute to its biodiversity.
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She is a living artist whose work continues to inspire many people around the world.
Synonyms
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Still present and not dead
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In place now and not new or future
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To be alive and spend your life in a certain way
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Still existing after others die or are destroyed
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Still existing and not destroyed or lost
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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Traveling a lot and staying in temporary places, rarely unpacking
- Offensive
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9.9
To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much
Compounds
- Specialized
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An official paper that says what medical care you want if you cannot make decisions
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A legal plan that lets you keep control of your money and property while alive and avoid court after death
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A way of life that uses less energy and resources to protect the environment
- Specialized
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A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services
- Specialized
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A living thing that lives on its own and not on another animal or plant
- Literature
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A monthly magazine about country homes, gardening, cooking, and life in the countryside
- Specialized
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A payment that automatically increases when prices rise to help people afford things
- Archaic
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Material inside a living cell, including the jelly-like cytoplasm and the nucleus
- South African
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A small plant with thick leaves that looks like a stone and has yellow or white flowers
A set of matching furniture for a room where people sit and relax, like a sofa and chairs
- South African
A small plant that grows in clumps with thick grey-green leaves that look like stones
How Biotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Living comes from an old English word meaning 'to live' and is the same root as live and life. So a 'living' language or tradition is one that is still 'alive' and used today.