Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a life; existing: used in composition: as, long-lived; short-lived.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having life; -- used only in composition
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
live .
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Examples
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His athlete days were behind him in 480 B.C., when Phayllos was in his fifties, but his name lived on.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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His athlete days were behind him in 480 B.C., when Phayllos was in his fifties, but his name lived on.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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He then appointed a thoroughgoing Civil Service Commission, and during his term lived up to every requirement of the system.
My Memories of Eighty Years Depew, Chauncey M 1922
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He then appointed a thoroughgoing Civil Service Commission, and during his term lived up to every requirement of the system.
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To save money, the newlyweds went to live with the older Donovans at their 74 Michigan Avenue home; “Big Tim” as the father was called lived on the first floor with his family.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Karla Kuskin lived in my neighborhood, Brooklyn Heights, a few blocks from me.
Karla Kuskin Roger Sutton 2009
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But palin lived in a state that was right next to Russia – she must be an arms-control expert!
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A Christian life spoken only and not lived is a poor example indeed, however if I am on a road that is for sure going to lead me to fall into destruction, would I not want to know it?
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Another serious conversation… 2009
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The way we have lived is not sustainable, we must change, whatever the weather does.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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You say "the way we have lived is not sustainable" ... how so?
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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