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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

vivre

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vivre

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Live/laɪv/
verbadjectiveadverbCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #85 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle veut vivre une vie longue et saine."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To remain alive; to have life.

    "She wants to live a long and healthy life."
  2. 2

    To experience life in a particular way.

    "He decided to live life to the fullest after his travels."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'libban', meaning 'to live, be alive', originating from Proto-Germanic '*libjaną'. Over centuries, it evolved to encompass both biological existence and active participation in life experiences, maintaining a central role in Germanic languages.

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