adj

living

LIH-vihng

adj

Alive, currently existing (as opposed to dead or extinct).

"She is the last living member of that generation."

"Is the author still living?"

noun

The money or means needed to support oneself; one's occupation as a source of income.

"He makes a living as a freelance writer."

"What do you do for a living?"

A particular way or style of life.

"They enjoy simple, quiet living in the countryside."

How to Use Living

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBeing alive, or the way/means by which someone supports themselves.

Common pairings

make a living cost of living living conditions do for a living

livings plural

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From live + the suffix -ing.

vital blasted doggone stinking extant lifey lifelike lively limned naturalistic

dead nonliving

slow kill awake drunk dead important live quick

giving diving driving striving thriving reviving reliving receiving surviving deceiving forgiving conniving

vital blasted doggone stinking extant lifey lifelike lively limned naturalistic dead nonliving