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live it up
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.Thesaurus| Verb | 1.live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"revel, delight, enjoy - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" |
live it up
live it upTo really enjoy oneself. You're in college—this is the time in your life that you should be going to parties and living it up!See also: live, uplive it upto have an exciting time; to do what one pleases—regardless of cost—to please oneself. At the party, John was really living it up. Come on! Have fun! Live it up!See also: live, uplive it upEnjoy oneself, often extravagantly. For example, They came into some money and decided to live it up with a trip around the world. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: live, uplive it up spend your time in an extremely enjoyable or extravagant way. informalSee also: live, uplive it ˈup (informal) have a very enjoyable time, often spending a lot of money: Since his retirement he has been living it up in the south of Spain. ♢ We are very careful with our money, but for two weeks a year while we’re on holiday, we really live it up.See also: live, up live it up Slang To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.See also: live, upEncyclopediaSeelivelive it up
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