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- [liv uhp]
- /lɪv ʌp/
- /lɪv ʌp/
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- [liv uhp]
- /lɪv ʌp/
Definitions of live up words
- verb without object live up to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. 1
- verb without object live up to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. 1
- verb without object live up to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory. 1
- verb without object live up to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income. 1
- verb without object live up to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas. 1
- verb without object live up to dwell or reside (usually followed by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage. 1
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Origin of live up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English liven, Old English lifian, libban; cognate with Dutch leven, German leben, Old Norse lifa, Gothic liban
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Parts of speech for Live up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
live up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
live up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for live up
verb live up
- perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- laud — to praise; extol.
- proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Antonyms for live up
verb live up
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- reproach — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
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