Meaning of living In English

• 0 alive now:

  • living organisms

  • He is probably the best-known living architect.

• 1 still existing:

  • The pyramids are a living monument to the skill of their builders.

• 2 the money that you earn from your job:

  • What do you do for a living? (= What is your job?)

  • I mean, I don't like my job but at least it's a living (= a way of earning money).

  • Everyone has to make a living.

  • You can make a good living (= earn a lot of money) in sales if you have the right attitude.

• 3 the way in which you live your life:

  • country/healthy living

• 4 people who are still alive:

  • On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead.

• 5 people who are still alive:

  • On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead.

• 6 Living is also used in some expressions to make them stronger:

  • He’s the living image of his father (= looks exactly like his father).

• 7 the way you earn money; your job:

  • What do you do for a living?

  • She’s not happy working at the hospital but at least it’s a living.

• 8 the money you earn from the work you do:

  • He earns a living as an IT consultant.

  • More people are looking at alternative ways of making a living.

  • a good/comfortable/modest living He took a job in the City because he couldn't make a good living out of his writing.

• 9 to do something as your job or a way of making money:

  • What does he do for a living?

  • She writes a financial column for a living.

• 10 the way in which you live your life:

  • living conditions/standards The investment poured into the region over the last 20 years has done much to improve living standards.

  • Wages tend to be higher in the south, but so are living costs.

  • daily/everyday/day-to-day living The economic downturn has seen people struggle with the basic costs of day-to-day living.

  • ethical/green/modern living

  • rural/urban/city living