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live in
live 1 L0207500 (lĭv)v. lived, liv·ing, lives v.intr.1. To be alive; exist.2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.7. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.v.tr.1. To spend or pass (one's life).2. To go through; experience: lived a nightmare.3. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs.Phrasal Verbs: live down To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time. live in To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in. live out To live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out. live with To put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it.Idioms: live it up Slang To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances. live off/on the fat of the land To enjoy the best of everything; live in comfort or luxury. live up to1. To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals.2. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations.3. To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain.
[Middle English liven, from Old English libban, lifian; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]
live 2 L0207600 (līv)adj.1. Having life; alive: live animals. See Synonyms at living.2. Of, related to, or occurring during the life of one that is living: a live birth; the live weight of an animal before being slaughtered.3. Of current interest or relevance: a live topic; still a live option.4. Informal Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively: a live crowd at the parade; a live party.5. Glowing; burning: live coals.6. Not yet exploded but capable of being fired: live ammunition.7. Electricity Carrying an electric current or energized with electricity: live cables lying dangerously on the ground.8. Not mined or quarried; in the natural state: live ore.9. a. Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded: a live television program.b. Involving performers or spectators who are physically present: live entertainment; a live audience.10. Of, relating to, or containing living bacteria or active viruses, sometimes in an attenuated form: live yogurt cultures; a live measles vaccine.11. Printing Not yet set into type: live copy.12. Sports In play: a live ball.adv. At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance: The landing on the moon was telecast live.
[Short for alive.]
live′ness n.live in vb (intr, adverb) (of an employee, as in a hospital or hotel) to dwell at one's place of employment adj 1. living in the place at which one works: a live-in maid. 2. living with someone else in that person's home: a live-in lover. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | live in - live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her"sleep inboard - provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"sleep out, live out - work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" |
Translationslive in
live in1. verb To dwell or reside in something or some place. They've been living in a hotel room ever since the bank repossessed their home. Her sister lives in small apartment attached to the back of their house.2. verb To dwell or reside at one's place of employment. Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. The staff of the hotel lives in during the busy season.3. adjective Dwelling or residing at one's place of employment. Usually hyphenated. We hired a live-in nanny to help us during the night time.See also: livelive in (with someone)[for servants or lovers] to live in a residence that one might be expected only to visit rather than reside in. Their maid lives in with them. She lived in for a few months before they were married.See also: livelive in somethingto dwell within something or some place. They live in the village. She lives in a large house in the country.See also: livelive into live at the residence at which one works. In order to be here early enough to prepare breakfast, the cook has to live in. Mr. Simpson has a valet, but he doesn't live in.See also: livelive in1. Reside in one's place of employment or schooling, as in They wanted a baby-sitter who could live in, or Joe was planning to live in at the college. This expression is used primarily for domestic servants or students. [Late 1800s] Also see live out. 2. live in something. Continue in existence, memory, or some feeling. This sense appears in such phrases as live in the past, meaning "to concentrate on past memories," or live in hope of, meaning "to continue anticipating that something will happen." For example, Alice lived in the past; she had no interest in current events, or Jim lived in hope of getting a teaching post. Also see live in sin. See also: livelive inv. To reside in the place where one is employed: They were wealthy enough to afford household servants who lived in.See also: liveEncyclopediaSeelivelive in
Synonyms for live inverb live in the house where one worksSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |