"live in the shadow of" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /lɪv ɪn ðə ˈʃædoʊ ʌv/ [General-American] Forms: lives in the shadow of [present, singular, third-person], living in the shadow of [participle, present], lived in the shadow of [participle, past], lived in the shadow of [past]
Rhymes: -ʌv Head templates: {{en-verb|live<> in the shadow of}} live in the shadow of (third-person singular simple present lives in the shadow of, present participle living in the shadow of, simple past and past participle lived in the shadow of)
  1. (literal) To live in the shadow cast by a structure.
    Sense id: en-live_in_the_shadow_of-en-verb-dzHs6cdW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (idiomatic) To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-live_in_the_shadow_of-en-verb-SgIjJAd0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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