lived
LIVD/lɪvd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of live. Use this form for something that already happened.
They lived in a small house near the river for years.
She has lived in this town her whole life.
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- 2Living for a stated length of time, whether a long life or a short one.
Like a candle that can burn for a long or short time before it goes out.
Their joy was short-lived once the bad news arrived.
Tortoises are long-lived and can reach surprising ages.
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lived is a form of live
live, verb: To have your home in a place, to reside there. Full entry
- Spelling
- live → lived: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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