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live

verb [I] (BE ALIVE)
 
 
/lɪv/

Definition

B1 (to continue) to be alive or have life: He only lived a few days after the accident. [+ to infinitive] I hope I live to see my grandchildren. Her granny lived to the ripe old age of 94. Can the right to live ever be denied to any human? She lived on well into her 90s.Life and living
(Definition of live verb (BE ALIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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