Antonyms for live
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : liv |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪv |
Definition of live
Origin :- Old English lifian (Anglian), libban (West Saxon) "to be, to live, have life; to experience," also "to supply oneself with food, to pass life (in some condition)," from Proto-Germanic *liben (cf. Old Norse lifa "to live, remain," Old Frisian libba, German leben, Gothic liban "to live"), from PIE root *leip- "to remain, continue" (cf. Greek liparein "to persist, persevere;" see leave). Meaning "to make a residence, dwell" is from c.1200. Related: Lived; living.
- According to the Dutch Prouerbe ... Leuen ende laetan leuen, To liue and to let others liue. [Malynes, 1622]
- To live it up "live gaily and extravagantly" is from 1903. To live up to "act in accordance with" is 1690s, from earlier live up "live on a high (moral or mental) level" (1680s). To live (something) down "outwear (some slander or embarrassment)" is from 1842. To live with "cohabit as husband and wife" is attested from 1749; sense of "to put up with" is attested from 1937. Expression live and learn is attested from c.1620.
- adj existent
- adj energetic, vigorous
- verb exist
- verb inhabit a dwelling
- verb enjoy being alive
- verb make money to support living
- You live for immortality in this world; I live for immortality in another.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The country was rapidly becoming, they agreed, no place for a gentleman to live.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Oh, if a man only could live up to the verses he cuts out of magazines!
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Now we're getting where Christians live," said Percival, with warm appreciation.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- “Ay, where the Frenchmen live that calender worsted,” returned Giles.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- I wonder how it would seem to live on such an island as this?
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- But I would rather do it than live on money that did not belong to me.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- I wonder whether I shall ever be rich enough to live like this!
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- They have shown themselves anxious to live for it and to die for it.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Do you suppose there's a chance for me to live at Harlowe House and study?
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
Synonyms for live
- abide
- acquire a livelihood
- active
- alert
- alive
- animate
- aware
- be
- be alive
- be happy
- bide
- breathe
- breathing
- brisk
- bunk
- burning
- conscious
- continue
- controversial
- crash
- current
- delight
- draw breath
- dwell
- dynamic
- earn a living
- earn money
- earnest
- effective
- effectual
- efficacious
- efficient
- endure
- experience
- fare
- feed
- flourish
- functioning
- get along
- get by
- hang one's hat
- hang out
- have life
- hot
- last
- lead
- lively
- living
- locate
- lodge
- love
- luxuriate
- maintain
- make ends meet
- make it
- make the most of
- move
- nest
- occupy
- operative
- pass
- perch
- persist
- pertinent
- pressing
- prevail
- prevalent
- profit
- prosper
- relish
- remain
- remain alive
- reside
- roost
- running
- savor
- settle
- subsist
- support
- survive
- take pleasure
- thrive
- topical
- unsettled
- vital
- vivid
- working
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