Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state of being alive.

    Lebende, Lebender

    жизньžiznʹ

    the condition of living or the state of being alive

  2. (countable, uncountable)Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

    it's a living

    What do you do for a living?

    Lebensunterhalt

    сре́дства к существова́ниюsrédstva k suščestvovániju, пропита́ниеpropitánije, жизньžiznʹ

    the financial means whereby one lives

  3. (countable, uncountable)A style of life.

    plain living

    The National Brewing Company declared that the Chesapeake Bay region was the Land of Pleasant Living.

    Leben, Lebensumstände, Lebensweise

    о́браз жи́зниóbraz žízni, стиль жи́зниstilʹ žízni, жизньžiznʹ

  4. (countable, uncountable, with definite article)Those who are alive: living people.

    in the land of the living

    Glad to see you're still among the living! [good-humored greeting]

    people who are still living

  5. (countable, uncountable)A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.

Examples

4325 sentences
  1. 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

  2. He is no longer living here.

    Він тут більше не живе. — deniko

    ruОн здесь больше не живёт. — las

    deEr wohnt nicht mehr hier. — MUIRIEL

  3. She is used to living alone.

    Вона звикла жити сама. — deniko

    ruОна привыкла жить одна. — marafon

    deSie ist es gewohnt, allein zu leben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom is living with his parents.

    Том живе з батьками. — deniko

    ruТом живёт со своими родителями. — odexed

    deTom lebt bei seinen Eltern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom hasn't been living here long.

    Том живе тут недовго. — deniko

    ruТом недолго здесь живёт. — odexed

    deTom wohnt noch nicht lange hier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
state of being alive:
financial means; a means of maintaining life:
style of life:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
state of being alive:
financial means; a means of maintaining life:
style of life:

Origin

From Middle English livynge, libbynge, equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutc

From Middle English livynge, libbynge, equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch levinge, (whence Dutch leving (“way of life, living”)), Middle Low German lēvinge (“living”).

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Forms

plural: livings
Singularliving
Plurallivings

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • been living in
  • the living room
  • living room
  • like living in
  • is still living
  • still living in
  • still living
  • like living
  • has been living
  • used to living
  • in the living
  • living in the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
living — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto