live /liv.laiv/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
• (v.) pursue a positive and satisfying existence
• (adj.) actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

Chinese translation

• a. 活的, 生动的, 精力充沛的, 实况转播的
• vi. 活, 生存, 居住
• vt. 过着, 度过, 经历

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/liv.laiv/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.54 · Common

Word forms

lived, living, lives

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