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lived

[ lahyvd, livd ]

adjective

  1. having life, a life, or lives, as specified (usually used in combination):

    a many-lived cat.



-lived

/ /

adjective

  1. having or having had a life as specified

    short-lived

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pronunciation Note

Lived, meaning “having a certain kind or extent of life,” is not derived from the preterit and past participle of the verb live [liv], but from the noun life [lahyf], to which the suffix -ed has been added. The original pronunciation, therefore, and one still heard, is [lahyvd], which retains the vowel (ī) of life. Since the f of life changes to v with the addition of this suffix, as when leaf becomes leaved, this lived is identical in spelling with the preterit and past participle lived, and conflation of the two has led to the increasingly frequent pronunciation of this lived as [livd] in such combinations as long-lived and short-lived. Both pronunciations are considered standard.
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Other Word Forms

  • 󲹱- adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lived1

A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; life, -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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Another woman, named Donna, said she lived in the neighbourhood for more than 50 years.

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"Archaeological excavation gives us an insight into the people who lived here, what they were doing and sometimes what their social status was," Mr Capon said.

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And having lived under the conditions of a tyrannical government, the authors of the Bill of Rights understood the primacy of free speech.

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For years, many people who lived there were employed by the railroad, Bryan said, and for much of the town’s history it was a harmonious relationship.

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On 2 February, she allegedly breached a family violence restraining order in Ocean Reef, the town where her family lived, according to Western Australia Courts.

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