"live in the past" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lives in the past [present, singular, third-person], living in the past [participle, present], lived in the past [participle, past], lived in the past [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} live in the past (third-person singular simple present lives in the past, present participle living in the past, simple past and past participle lived in the past)
  1. (idiomatic) To dwell on and ruminate about past events. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: dwell on the past
    Sense id: en-live_in_the_past-en-verb-n0R8MKLR
  2. (idiomatic) To be steeped in outdated traditions, fashions, beliefs, etc. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-live_in_the_past-en-verb-HeKh2vEG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: live in the moment, nostalgia

Inflected forms

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