English · Common Verbs
lived
/lɪvd/
[/lɪvd/]
past tense of live
Beginnerverb
Definition
Past tense and past participle of 'live': to have made a home somewhere or to have been alive.
Example
They lived in the same house for forty years before finally moving closer to their children.
They lived in the same house for forty years before finally moving closer to their children.
Etymology
From Old English 'libban', with the regular '-ed' ending marking past tense.
How & Where It’s Used
Used to describe where someone resided in the past; 'they lived happily ever after'.