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live a little

live a little verb: to spend time doing something enjoyable and lively; to earmark blocks of time to live life to the fullest.

Verb

live a little (third-person singular simple present lives a little, present participle living a little, simple past and past participle lived a little)

  1. To spend time doing something enjoyable and lively; to earmark blocks of time to live life to the fullest.

Forms of live a little

third-person singular presentlives a little
present participleliving a little
past participlelived a little
pastlived a little

Questions about live a little

What does live a little mean?
Live a little means to spend time doing something enjoyable and lively; to earmark blocks of time to live life to the fullest.
What part of speech is live a little?
Live a little is a verb.
What is the past tense of live a little?
The past tense of live a little is lived a little.

Words near live a little in the dictionary

  1. LiVARpool
  2. Livas
  3. Livases
  4. live
  5. live a lie
  6. live a little
  7. live action
  8. live actor
  9. live actors
  10. live actress
  11. live actresses

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