Live Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

to live to a ripe old age.

to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age.

to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age.

to have life , as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions:

all things that live.

a book that lives in my memory.

to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last

to maintain or support one’s existence; provide for oneself:

to live on one’s income.

to feed or subsist (usually followed by

on

or

upon

):

to live on rice and bananas.

to dwell or reside (usually followed by

in, at,

etc.):

to live in a cottage.

to pass life in a specified manner:

They lived happily ever after.

to direct or regulate one’s life:

to live by the golden rule.

to experience or enjoy to the full:

At 40 she was just beginning to live.

to cohabit (usually followed by

with

).

to escape destruction or remain afloat, as a ship or aircraft.