Meaning

• To be alive; to have life.

  "He's not expected to live for more than a few months."

• To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

  "I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer."

• To survive; to persevere; to continue.

  "Her memory lives in that song."

• To cope.

  "You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you."

• To pass life in a specified manner.

  "It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after."

• To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

  "To live an idle or a useful life."

• To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

• To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

  "No ship could live in such a storm."

• (followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

  "It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread."

• To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

  "I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!"