live down
live down · lives down · lived down · living down
To live so as to subdue or refuteTo live so as to subdue or refute.
» She lives just down the street.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)To live so as to subdue or refute.
to live down slander
live so as to annul some previous behavior
(idiomatic)To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself.
I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance.
Examples
59 sentencesShe lives just down the street.
Tom lives right down the street.
Tom lives just down the street.
I live right down the road.
deIch wohne gleich in dieser Straße.
Tom lives down in the valley.
Translations
1 languagesForms
lives down, living down, lived down, lived down| Base form | live down · to live down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lives down |
| Present participle | living down |
| Past simple | lived down |
| Past participle | lived down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- live onйти, пітиTo endure.
- live withприйняти, прийматиTo share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.
- live upTo fulfil the expectations placed upon one.
- live offTo depend on financially.
- live outTo not reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
- live inTo reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
- live downTo live so as to subdue or refute.
- live forTo deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- live so as to annul some previous behavior:unlive
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb