past form and past participle
Had your home in a particular place in the past, or had your home there during a period connected to the present.
She lived in Paris for three years.
I have lived in this neighborhood for decades.
American English
How to pronounce lived
verbA1Very common word
LIHVD
/lɪvd̚/
One syllable.
Form of live
Lived is used both as the simple past and as the past participle of live.
Had your home in a particular place in the past, or had your home there during a period connected to the present.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past form and past participle
Continued to exist as a person, animal, or plant in the past, or during a period connected to the present.
He lived to be 96.
Some turtles have lived for more than 100 years.
past form and past participle
Spent time and energy in a particular way in the past, or during a period connected to the present.
He lived a simple and happy life.
They have lived a quiet life in the country.
Useful expressions
to survive using a particular amount or source of money
Some families live on one income.
to be as good as expected or to meet a standard
The restaurant did not live up to its online reviews.
Related words & forms
The spelling changes in lives and living: not lifes or liveing.