living

Plurallivings

1. 1
   still aliveadjective

   Alive and not dead, like a growing plant or a breathing animal.

   The forest is full of living creatures, big and small.

   Her grandmother is the oldest living person in the town.

   UsageSay a living thing, but the fish is alive.

   Similaralive, animate

   Oppositedead, lifeless, inanimate, deceased

2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The money or work a person needs to pay for food, a home, and daily life.

   She makes a living by fixing old cars.

   Her grandfather made a good living as a farmer for fifty years.

   UsageSay make a living or earn a living. What do you do for a living?

   Similarlivelihood, income, job, keep, wage

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of live. Use it to talk about where or how someone lives for a period of time.

   She is living with her grandparents while she finishes school.

   They have been living in Tucson for ten years.

   UsageI'm living in Tucson often means for now; I live in Tucson sounds more lasting.

4. 4
   lifestylenoununcountable

   A way of life, or how a person lives every day.

   The website gives tips for healthy living.

   Country living means quiet roads and early mornings.

   UsageOften after a word like healthy or country: healthy living.

   Similarlifestyle, life

5. 5
   nounpluralwith the

   All the people who are alive now, not the dead.

   The holiday honors both the dead and the living.

   After the storm, rescuers searched first for the living.

   UsageUse a plural verb, as with the dead.

   Oppositedead, departed

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6. 6
   adjective

   Still used or still around today, not gone or forgotten.

   Spanish is a living language that millions of people speak every day.

   The old dance is still a living part of village life.

   Similarextant, current, active, existing

   Oppositedead, extinct, obsolete, defunct

7. 7
   noununcountable

   The state of being alive, with all its everyday experiences.

   The book is about the simple joy of living.

   For the old sailor, living itself was an adventure.

   Similarlife, existence, being

   Oppositedeath

8. 8
   adjective

   Used for living in at home, not for work or for keeping things.

   The new house has much more living space than our old apartment.

   They turned the garage into a small living area with a couch and a TV.

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