A1adjective · frequent

living

живий

живой, живущий, жизненный

lebend, Lebens-, existent, lebensecht

Having life; aliveHaving life; alive.

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/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

» He makes his living by singing.

Er verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Singen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Он зарабатывает на жизнь пением. — marafon

Він заробляє на життя співами. — aandrusiak

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Meaning

6 senses

(not comparable)Having life; alive.
a living, breathing child
Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.
lebend, Lebens-
живо́йživój, живу́щийživúščij, жи́зненныйžíznennyj
живи́йžyvýj
true to life; lifelike
(not comparable)In use or existing.
Hunanese is a living language.
lebend, existent
живу́щийživúščij, живо́йživój
still in active use
(not comparable)True to life.
This is the living image of Fidel Castro.
lebensecht
(not comparable)Of rock or stone, existing in its original state and place.
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
(not comparable)Continually updated; not static
HTML is a living standard.
(not comparable)Used as an intensifier.
He almost beat the living daylights out of me.

Examples

4325 sentences

He makes his living by singing.
Він заробляє на життя співами. — aandrusiak
ruОн зарабатывает на жизнь пением. — marafon
deEr verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Singen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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He is no longer living here.
Він тут більше не живе. — deniko
ruОн здесь больше не живёт. — las
deEr wohnt nicht mehr hier. — MUIRIEL
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She is used to living alone.
Вона звикла жити сама. — deniko
ruОна привыкла жить одна. — marafon
deSie ist es gewohnt, allein zu leben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom is living with his parents.
Том живе з батьками. — deniko
ruТом живёт со своими родителями. — odexed
deTom lebt bei seinen Eltern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom hasn't been living here long.
Том живе тут недовго. — deniko
ruТом недолго здесь живёт. — odexed
deTom wohnt noch nicht lange hier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

having life:

Русский

By meaning 2

having life:

of everyday life:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

having life:

of everyday life:

in use or existing:

true to life:

Origin

From Middle English livynge, libbyng, livinde, livand, livende, libbinde, libbende, from O

From Middle English livynge, libbyng, livinde, livand, livende, libbinde, libbende, from Old English lifiġende, lifiende, libbende, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjandī, from Proto-Germanic *libjandz (“living”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live”), equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian libbend (“living”), Dutch levend (“living”), German lebend (“living”), Swedish levande (“living”), Icelandic lifandi (“living”).

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