lived
[ lahyvd, livd ]
/ laɪvd, lɪvd /
adjective
pronunciation note for lived
Lived, meaning “having a certain kind or extent of life,” is not derived from the preterit and past participle of the verb
live
[liv] /lɪv/, but from the noun
life
[lahyf] /laɪf/, to which the suffix
-ed has been added. The original pronunciation, therefore, and one still heard, is
[lahyvd] /laɪvd/, 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] /lɪvd/ in such combinations as
long-lived and
short-lived. Both pronunciations are considered standard.
OTHER WORDS FROM lived
half-lived, adjectiveWords nearby lived
Definition for lived (2 of 2)
live
1
[ liv ]
/ lɪv /
verb (used without object), lived [livd] /lɪvd/, liv·ing.
verb (used with object), lived [livd] /lɪvd/, liv·ing.
to pass (life): to live a life of ease.
to practice, represent, or exhibit in one's life: to live one's philosophy.
Verb Phrases
Origin of live
1
before 900; Middle English
liven, Old English
lifian, libban; cognate with Dutch
leven, German
leben, Old Norse
lifa, Gothic
liban
Example sentences from the Web for lived
British Dictionary definitions for lived (1 of 2)
live
1
/ (lɪv) /
verb (mainly intr)
Word Origin for live
Old English
libban, lifian; related to Old High German
libēn, Old Norse
lifa
British Dictionary definitions for lived (2 of 2)
live
2
/ (laɪv) /
adjective
adverb
during, at, or in the form of a live performance
the show went out live
Word Origin for live
C16: from
on live
alive
Medical definitions for lived
live
[ līv ]
adj.
Having life; alive.
Capable of replicating in a host's cells.
Containing living microorganisms or viruses capable of replicating in a host's cells.
Idioms and Phrases with lived
live