lived
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
An inflected form of live · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 558 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 34,940 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.017% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- be an inhabitant of or reside in also: populate, dwell, inhabit People lived in Africa millions of years agoThe people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style we had to live frugally after the war
- continue to live and avoid dying also: survive, last, live on, go, endure, hold up We went without water and food for 3 daysThese superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- support oneself also: exist, survive, subsist he could barely exist on such a low wageCan you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
- have life, be alive also: be Our great leader is no moreMy grandfather lived until the end of war
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations also: know, experience I know the feeling!have you ever known hunger?
lived in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I’ve lived in the world rather longer than you have.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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They lived by farming the Treasure Valley, and very good farmers they were.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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John McLean swung across the diagonal of the campus toward Welch Hall where he lived.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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There, just before her father's death, he and she had lived, for four delicious, miserable, momentous weeks.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Hamp Biscoe, it appears, was a hard working, thrifty farmer, who lived near England, Arkansas, upon a small farm with his family.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1