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- [lahyvd, livd]
- /laɪvd, lɪvd/
- /lɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyvd, livd]
- /laɪvd, lɪvd/
Definitions of lived word
- adjective lived having life, a life, or lives, as specified (usually used in combination): a many-lived cat. 1
- verb without object lived to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. 1
- verb without object lived to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. 1
- verb without object lived to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory. 1
- verb without object lived to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income. 1
- verb without object lived to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas. 1
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Origin of lived
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at life, -ed3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lived
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lived popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".
lived usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lived
verb lived
- existed — Simple past tense and past participle of exist.
- survived — to continue to live or exist after the death, cessation, or occurrence of: His wife survived him. He survived the operation.
- breathed — relating to or denoting a speech sound for whose articulation the vocal cords are not made to vibrate
- were — a 2nd person singular pt. indicative, plural past indicative, and past subjunctive of be.
- continued — continuing; not having stopped
adjective lived
preposition lived
- upped — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
Antonyms for lived
verb lived
- died — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- ceased — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- discontinued — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- halted — Simple past tense and past participle of halt.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.