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lived and let live

lived and let live is the simple past and past participle of live and let live.

Meaning of live and let live

Verb

live and let live (third-person singular simple present lives and lets live, present participle living and letting live, simple past and past participle lived and let live)

  1. (idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.
    • "Hout, neighbour," said Mrs. Howden, "we suld live and let live—we hae been young oursells, and we are no aye to judge the warst when lads and lasses forgather."1818, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 23, in The Heart of Mid-Lothian

Questions about lived and let live

What is lived and let live the simple past and past participle of?
Lived and let live is the simple past and past participle of live and let live.

Words near lived and let live in the dictionary

  1. lived a little
  2. lived and breathed
  3. lived and died by
  4. lived and learned
  5. lived and learnt
  6. lived and let live
  7. lived at Her Majesty's pleasure
  8. lived beyond one's means
  9. lived dangerously
  10. lived down
  11. lived down to

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