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lived
[ lahyvd, livd ]
adjective
- having life, a life, or lives, as specified (usually used in combination):
a many-lived cat.
-lived
/ -ɪ /
adjective
- having or having had a life as specified
short-lived
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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
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Example Sentences
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The marketing and strategy masters student, who has lived in the area for four years, said "things were so static" voting was a "bit of a moot point".
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The teenager, who lived in Southminster near Maldon, was found unresponsive and died in hospital two days later.
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Esquivel had a pending petition and lived with his family, who are U.S. citizens.
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Jurors heard how Ms Flynn, who lived in the property on Cefndy Road alone, was dragged from her bed in the attack.
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Two of the people being treated in hospital are believed to have lived at the house, the BBC understands.
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