amerikai:
brit:
1. To be alive; to have life.
He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
2. To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
3. To survive; to persevere; to continue.
Her memory lives in that song.
4. To cope.
You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you.
5. To pass life in a specified manner.
It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after.
6. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
To live an idle or a useful life.
7. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
8. To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
No ship could live in such a storm.
9. (followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread.
10. To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
1. (in combination) Having a specified duration of life.
a short-lived recycling scheme