"living" meaning in All languages combined

See living on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /lɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-living.ogg [US] Forms: living [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A living thing is a person, animal or plant that is not dead—it is still able to function and grow. Synonyms: alive
    Sense id: simple-living-en-adj-wB6f-J4J

Noun [English]

IPA: /lɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-living.ogg [US] Forms: living [singular], livings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A way of earning money.
    Sense id: simple-living-en-noun-YkH9JQhF

Verb [English]

IPA: /lɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-living.ogg [US] Forms: live [canonical], lives [third-person, singular], lived [past], lived [past, participle], living [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|liv|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of live.
    Sense id: simple-living-en-verb-axPEOSYw
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      "form": "live",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lived",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lived",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "living",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "The present participle of live."
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "form": "living",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What do you do for a living?"
        }
      ],
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        "A way of earning money."
      ],
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    },
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      ]
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  "word": "living"
}

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    {
      "form": "living",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "dead"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Living things grow and make more living things like themselves."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A living thing is a person, animal or plant that is not dead—it is still able to function and grow."
      ],
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        }
      ]
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}
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lived",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "The present participle of live."
      ]
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      "ipa": "/lɪvɪŋ/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "living"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "living",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "livings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "What do you do for a living?"
        }
      ],
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        "A way of earning money."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɪvɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-living.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "living"
}

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "dead"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Living things grow and make more living things like themselves."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A living thing is a person, animal or plant that is not dead—it is still able to function and grow."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "alive"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/lɪvɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-living.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "living"
}

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