living
li ving
- n the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
- n people who are still living
save your pity for the living - n the condition of living or the state of being alive
- n the financial means whereby one lives
- v inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- v lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- v continue to live through hardship or adversity
- v support oneself
- v have life, be alive
- v have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- v pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- a pertaining to living persons
within living memory - s true to life; lifelike
the living image of her mother - s (informal) absolute
she is a living doll
scared the living daylights out of them
beat the living hell out of him - s still in existence
the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil - s still in active use
a living language - s (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried;
carved into the living stone
- Senior Living - PTI's Generations section features news and articles on the baby boomer generation as well as senior and retirement living.
- This trade and investment is raising living standards in some countries faster than many thought possible.
- A PTI cover story explaining Living Will Resources: Here's a directory of websites to find out about the living will law in your state.