1.To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity. "Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will... lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live."
2.To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully. "O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions!"
3.To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea. "Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years."
4.To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc. "Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water."
5.To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live. "What greater curse could envious fortune give Than just to die when I began to live?"
6.To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
7.To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith. "The just shall live by faith."
8.To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; with on or by; as, to live on spoils. "Those who live by labor."
9.To outlast danger; to float; said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm. "A strong mast that lived upon the sea."
To live with. (a)To dwell or to be a lodger with.
(b)To cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male with female.
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