oxford_learners_dictionaries 0.1.1 → 0.1.2

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  2. data/lib/oxford_learners_dictionaries/english.rb +6 -4
  3. data/lib/oxford_learners_dictionaries/version.rb +1 -1
  4. data/oxford_learners_dictionaries.gemspec +1 -0
  5. data/spec/fixtures/vcr/OxfordLearnersDictionaries_English/looking_up_a_word/getting_type_from_words/when_its_a_noun/matches_noun.yml +1810 -0
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  19. data/spec/oxford_learners_dictionaries/english_spec.rb +9 -12
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- <a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a><span class="z"> </span><h2 class="h">live<span class="hm">1</span></h2><span class="z"> </span><span class="pos">verb</span><!-- End of DIV webtop-g--></div><span class="pos-g" id="live_1__9"><span class="pos" id="live_1__10">verb</span></span><div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="live_1__11" careful="y" psg="ald8_live_hm1_prongs_1" resource="phonetics" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="live_1__12" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__13"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/l/liv/live_/live__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/l/liv/live_/live__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="live_1__14" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__15"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/liv/live_/live__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/l/liv/live_/live__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div><span class="collapse" title="Verb Forms"><span class="unbox" id="live_1__16" unbox="verbforms"><span class="heading">Verb Forms</span><span class="body"><span class="vp-g" form="root" id="live_1__17"><span class="vp" id="live_1__18"> <span class="prefix">present simple I / you / we / they</span> live</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" psg="ald8_live_hm1_prongs_1" verbform="y" source="ald8" eid="live_1__19" careful="y" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" id="live_1__20" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__21"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/l/liv/live_/live__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/l/liv/live_/live__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="live_1__22" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__23"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪv<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/liv/live_/live__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/l/liv/live_/live__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="thirdps" id="live_1__24"><span class="vp" id="live_1__25"> <span class="prefix">he / she / it</span> lives</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" psg="ald8_live_hm1_prongs_3" verbform="y" source="ald8" eid="live_1__26" careful="y" resource="phonetics"><span class="pron-g" id="live_1__27" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__28"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪvz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/l/liv/lives/lives__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/l/liv/lives/lives__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="live_1__29" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__30"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪvz<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/liv/lives/lives__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/l/liv/lives/lives__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="past" id="live_1__31"><span class="vp" id="live_1__32"> <span class="prefix">past simple</span> lived</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="live_1__33" psg="ald8_live_hm1_prongs_4" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="live_1__34" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__35"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/l/liv/lived/lived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/l/liv/lived/lived__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="live_1__36" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__37"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/liv/lived/lived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/l/liv/lived/lived__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="pastpart" id="live_1__38"><span class="vp" id="live_1__39"> <span class="prefix">past participle</span> lived</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="live_1__40" psg="ald8_live_hm1_prongs_4" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="live_1__41" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__42"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/l/liv/lived/lived__gb_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/l/liv/lived/lived__gb_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="live_1__43" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__44"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>lɪvd<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/liv/lived/lived__us_1.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/l/liv/lived/lived__us_1.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span><span class="vp-g" form="prespart" id="live_1__45"><span class="vp" id="live_1__46"> <span class="prefix">-ing form</span> living</span> <div class="pron-gs ei-g" eid="live_1__47" psg="ald8_live_hm1_prongs_5" resource="phonetics" verbform="y" source="ald8"><span class="pron-g" id="live_1__48" geo="br" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">BrE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__49"><span class="bre">BrE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈlɪvɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/l/liv/livin/living__gb_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/l/liv/livin/living__gb_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation English" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-uk icon-audio--></div></span><span class="sep">;</span> <span class="pron-g" id="live_1__50" geo="n_am" trans="ald8"><span class="prefix">NAmE</span> <span class="phon" eid="live_1__51"><span class="name">NAmE</span><span class="separator">/</span><span class="wrap">/</span>ˈlɪvɪŋ<span class="wrap">/</span><span class="separator">/</span></span><div class="sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio" data-src-mp3="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/l/liv/livin/living__us_2.mp3" data-src-ogg="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron_ogg/l/liv/livin/living__us_2.ogg" title=" pronunciation American" style="cursor: pointer" valign="top"> <!-- End of DIV sound audio_play_button pron-us icon-audio--></div></span><!-- End of DIV pron-gs ei-g--></div></span></span></span></span><div class="clear"> <!-- End of DIV clear--></div>
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- <div class="btn icon-left-colapse wl-add"><a id="add-to-mywordlist-link" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/mywordlist/">Add to my wordlist</a><!-- End of DIV btn icon-left-colapse wl-add--></div><a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/><!-- End of DIV top-g--></div><!-- End of DIV top-container--></div><span class="sn-gs" id="live_1__52"> <span class="shcut" id="live_1__53">in a place</span><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__54" ox3000="y"><span class="num">1 </span><span class="sym_first">
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- <a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="live_1__55"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="live_1__56" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="cf" id="live_1__57">+ adv./prep.</span> <span class="def" id="live_1__58">to have your home in a particular place</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__59"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__60"> <span class="x" id="live_1__61">to live in a house</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__62"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__63" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__64">Where do you live?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__67"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__68" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__69">She needs to find <span class="cl"><strong>somewhere to live</strong></span>.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__73"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__74" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__75">We used to live in London.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__78"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__79" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__80">Both her children still live at home.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__83"> <span class="label-g" id="live_1__84"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" reg="infml" id="live_1__85">informal</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__86" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__87">Where do these plates live <span class="gl" id="live_1__88"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="prefix">=</span> where are they usually kept<span class="wrap">)</span></span>?</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="live_1__91"> <span class="shcut" id="live_1__92">be alive</span><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__93" ox3000="y"><span class="num">2 </span><span class="sym_first">
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- <a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="live_1__94"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="live_1__95" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="live_1__96">to remain alive</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__97"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__98"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__99" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__100">The doctors said he only had six months to live.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__103"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__104" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__105">Spiders can live for several days without food.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__108"> <span class="cf" id="live_1__109"><span class="exp" id="live_1__110">live</span> to do something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__111" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__112">She lived to see her first grandchild.</span></span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__115" ox3000="y"><span class="num">3 </span><span class="sym_first">
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- <a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="live_1__116"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="live_1__117" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="live_1__118">to be alive, especially at a particular time</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__119"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__120"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__121" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__122">When did Handel live?</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__125"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__126" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__127">He's the greatest player who ever lived.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="live_1__130"> <span class="shcut" id="live_1__131">type of life</span><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__132" ox3000="y"><span class="num">4 </span><span class="sym_first">
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- <a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="live_1__133"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="live_1__134" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="gram" id="live_1__135" gram="t">transitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="live_1__136">to spend your life in a particular way</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__137"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__138"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__139" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__140">He lived in poverty most of his life.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__143"> <span class="cf" id="live_1__144"><span class="exp" id="live_1__145">live</span> something</span> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__146" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__147">She lived a very peaceful life.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__150"> <span class="x" id="live_1__151">They lived their lives to the full.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__152"> <span class="cf" id="live_1__153">+ noun</span> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__154" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__155">She lived and died a single woman.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="live_1__158"> <span class="shcut" id="live_1__159">be remembered</span><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__160" ox3000="y"><span class="num">5 </span><span class="sym_first">
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- <a class="oxford3000" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/oxford3000/"> </a></span><span class="gram-g" id="live_1__161"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="live_1__162" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="live_1__163">to continue to exist or be remembered</span> <span class="xr-gs" id="live_1__164"><span class="prefix">synonym</span> <a class="Ref" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/remain" title="remain definition"><span class="xr-g" id="live_1__165"><span class="xh" id="live_1__166">remain</span></span></a></span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__167"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__168"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__169" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__170">This moment will live in our memory for many years to come.</span></span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__173"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__174" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__175">Her words have lived with me all my life.</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="sn-gs" id="live_1__178"> <span class="shcut" id="live_1__179">have excitement</span><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__180"><span class="num">6</span><span class="gram-g" id="live_1__181"><span class="wrap">[</span><span class="gram" id="live_1__182" gram="i">intransitive</span><span class="wrap">]</span></span> <span class="def" id="live_1__183">to have a full and exciting life</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__184"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__185"> <span class="rx-g" id="live_1__186" resource="recx" source="ald9"><span class="x" id="live_1__187">I don't want to be stuck in an office all my life—I want to live!</span></span></span></span></li></span><span class="res-g"><span class="collapse" title="Word Origin"><span class="unbox" id="live_1__190" unbox="word_origin"> <span class="heading">Word Origin</span><span class="body" id="live_1__191"><span class="hm-g" id="live_1__192"> <span class="def" id="live_1__193"><span class="lang" id="live_1__194">Old English</span></span> <span class="etym_i" id="live_1__195">libban</span>, <span class="etym_i" id="live_1__196">lifian</span>, of <span class="lang" id="live_1__197">Germanic</span> origin; related to <span class="lang" id="live_1__198">Dutch</span> <span class="ff" id="live_1__199">leven</span> and <span class="lang" id="live_1__200">German</span> <span class="ff" id="live_1__201">leben</span>, also to <span class="xr" id="live_1__202"><span class="xh" id="live_1__203">life</span></span> and <span class="xr" id="live_1__204"><span class="xh" id="live_1__205">leave</span></span> (verb).</span></span></span></span><span class="collapse" title="Extra examples"><span class="unbox" unbox="Extra examples"><span class="heading">Extra examples</span><span class="body"><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__206"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__207"> <span class="x" id="live_1__208">All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__209"> <span class="x" id="live_1__210">He lives in Cape Town.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__211"> <span class="x" id="live_1__212">He was living quietly with his family.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__213"> <span class="x" id="live_1__214">He’s now living a life of luxury in Australia.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__215"> <span class="x" id="live_1__216">He’s still living at home.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__217"> <span class="x" id="live_1__218">I absolutely could not live without my cell phone!</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__219"> <span class="x" id="live_1__220">I did want to live more fully.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__221"> <span class="x" id="live_1__222">I shall remember this day for as long as I live.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__223"> <span class="x" id="live_1__224">I still live with my mum.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__225"> <span class="x" id="live_1__226">I’m not going to live here permanently.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__227"> <span class="x" id="live_1__228">Many of the people live in poverty and misery.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__229"> <span class="x" id="live_1__230">Most of the people live very well, with nice houses and plenty to eat.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__231"> <span class="x" id="live_1__232">She disapproves of unmarried couples living together.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__233"> <span class="x" id="live_1__234">She lived through two world wars.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__235"> <span class="x" id="live_1__236">She lived to the age of 95.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__237"> <span class="x" id="live_1__238">She lives quite near here.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__239"> <span class="x" id="live_1__240">She tried to live vicariously through her children.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__241"> <span class="x" id="live_1__242">She’s lived at this same address for four years.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__243"> <span class="x" id="live_1__244">The couple have lived apart for two years.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__245"> <span class="x" id="live_1__246">They lived among the people of this remote island.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__247"> <span class="x" id="live_1__248">They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__249"> <span class="x" id="live_1__250">They’ll have enough money to live comfortably.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__251"> <span class="x" id="live_1__252">Tonight she felt like living dangerously.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__253"> <span class="x" id="live_1__254">We went to live in Canada when I was three.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__255"> <span class="x" id="live_1__256">Who wants to live forever? I don’t.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__257"> <span class="x" id="live_1__258">Women live longer than men in general.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__259"> <span class="x" id="live_1__260">You can live there quite cheaply.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__261"> <span class="x" id="live_1__262">children living separately from their parents</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__263"> <span class="x" id="live_1__264">learning to live with disability</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__265"> <span class="x" id="live_1__266">living with Aids</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__267"> <span class="x" id="live_1__268">older people still living independently</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__269"> <span class="x" id="live_1__270">teaching children about the world we live in</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__271"> <span class="x" id="live_1__272">the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__273"> <span class="x" id="live_1__274">young couples looking for a place to live</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__275"> <span class="x" id="live_1__276">He’s the greatest player who ever lived.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__277"> <span class="x" id="live_1__278">I don’t want to be stuck in an office all my life—I want to live!</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__279"> <span class="x" id="live_1__280">I live in an old farmhouse.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__281"> <span class="x" id="live_1__282">She needs to find somewhere to live.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__283"> <span class="x" id="live_1__284">Where do these plates live?</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__285"> <span class="x" id="live_1__286">to live (on) for decades/many years/all my life/the rest of my life</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="idm-gs" id="live_1__287"><span class="heading">Idioms</span> <span class="idm-g" id="live_1__288" sk="beinclover"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="live_1__289"><span class="idm" id="live_1__290">be/live in clover</span><div class="clear"> <!-- End of DIV clear--></div>
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- <div class="btn icon-left-colapse wl-add"><a id="add-to-mywordlist-link" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/mywordlist/">Add to my wordlist</a><!-- End of DIV btn icon-left-colapse wl-add--></div><a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/><!-- End of DIV top-g--></div><!-- End of DIV top-container--></div><span class="sn-gs" id="live_1__308"><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__309"><span class="num">1</span><span class="def" id="live_1__310">to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__311"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__312"> <span class="x" id="live_1__313">He’s been living on borrowed time ever since his last heart attack.</span></span></span></li><li class="sn-g" id="live_1__314"><span class="num">2</span><span class="def" id="live_1__315">to be doing something that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__316"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__317"> <span class="x" id="live_1__318">According to the latest opinion polls, the government is living on borrowed time.</span></span></span></li></span></ol> <span class="idm-g" id="live_1__319" sk="howotherhalflives"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="live_1__320"><span class="idm" id="live_1__321">how the other half ˈlives</span><div class="clear"> <!-- End of DIV clear--></div>
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- <div class="btn icon-left-colapse wl-add"><a id="add-to-mywordlist-link" href="http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/mywordlist/">Add to my wordlist</a><!-- End of DIV btn icon-left-colapse wl-add--></div><a class="responsive_display_inline_on_smartphone link-right" href="#relatedentries">jump to other results</a><br/><!-- End of DIV top-g--></div><!-- End of DIV top-container--></div><span class="sn-gs" id="live_1__328"><span class="sn-g" id="live_1__329"><span class="label-g" id="live_1__330"><span class="wrap">(</span><span class="reg" id="live_1__331" reg="oldfash">old-fashioned</span><span class="sep">,</span> <span class="reg" id="live_1__332" reg="disappro">often disapproving</span><span class="wrap">)</span></span> <span class="def" id="live_1__333">to live an enjoyable and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities</span><span class="x-gs" id="live_1__334"><span class="x-g" id="live_1__335"> <span class="x" id="live_1__336">The two crooks had been living the life of Riley.</span></span><span class="x-g" id="live_1__337"> <span class="x" id="live_1__338">He planned to retire early and then lead the life of Riley.</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="idm-g" id="live_1__339" sk="liveandbreathe"><div class="top-container"><div class="top-g" id="live_1__340"><span class="idm" id="live_1__341">ˌlive and ˈbreathe something</span><div class="clear"> <!-- End of DIV clear--></div>
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