live, verb, /lɪv/
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to be alive or be able to stay alive.
to continue to be alive.
Without light, plants couldn’t live.
He is extremely ill and not expected to live.
The baby only lived a few hours.
People on average are living much longer than before.
I’ll never forget this for as long as I live.
My grandmother lived to 85.
She lived to the age of 79.
He knows he’s only got a few months to live.
He did not live to see (=live long enough to see) the realization of his dream.
We learned about the people who lived during colonial times.
I wonder what it was like to live then.
She's one of the greatest writers who ever lived.
It was one of the largest animals that has ever lived.
He lived to the age of 92.
He's very sick and he may not live much longer.
I hope to live (long enough) to see my grandchildren grow up.
I hope I live to see the day when you admit you've been wrong about me! I'll remember that day for as long as I live.
She's living on borrowed time. [=she is continuing to live after she was expected to die, but she will probably die soon]
Long live the Queen/King! [=may the Queen/King live for many years]
