Living
/ˈlɪvɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Living
verb
- To be alive; to have life.
"He's not expected to live for more than a few months."
- 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."
- To survive; to persevere; to continue.
"Her memory lives in that song."
- To cope.
"You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you."
- To pass life in a specified manner.
"It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after."
noun
- The state of being alive.
- (plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive) Those who are alive.
"Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living."
- Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
"What do you do for a living?"
- A style of life.
"plain living"
- (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
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SYNONYMS
dwellgo onlastremainextantlivingvitalblasteddoggonestinkinglifelikelifeylimnedlivelynaturalistic
ANTONYMS
deadnonliving