Betydelse av lived på svenska

• 0 past simple and past participle of live

• 1 (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.

• 2 to have your home somewhere:

  • Where do you live?

  • We live in Kingston.

  • Some students live on the University campus.

  • He lives with four other people in a shared house.

  • Where do the knives live in your kitchen?

  • I'm not sure where this bowl lives.

• 3 to spend your life in a particular way:

  • After a while you get used to living alone.

  • When you retire, you want to live a comfortable life.

  • So the couple got married and lived happily ever after.

  • He simply wants to live (out) (= experience) the rest of his days in peace.

  • The TV's broken - we'll just have to live without (= not have) it for a while.

  • She certainly lived her life to the full (= was always doing something interesting).

  • figurative The US is living beyond its means (= spending more than it earns).

• 4 to stay alive, especially by getting enough money to pay for food, a place to stay, clothing, etc.:

  • For several years she lived by begging.

  • She has an inheritance to live off ( US also live off of) so she doesn't need to work.

  • He only agreed to marry her so he could live off her (money).

• 5 (of things that are not alive) to exist or continue to exist:

  • The memory of those terrible days lives on.

• 6 to have an interesting life:

  • I want to live a little before I settle down.

  • If you haven't seen Venice, you haven't lived.