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lived down

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

Meaning of live down

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To live so as to subdue or refute.
    • to live down slander
  2. (idiomatic) To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself.
    • I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance.

Questions about lived down

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

Words near lived down in the dictionary

  1. lived and learnt
  2. lived and let live
  3. lived at Her Majesty's pleasure
  4. lived beyond one's means
  5. lived dangerously
  6. lived down
  7. lived down to
  8. lived experience
  9. lived experiences
  10. lived for
  11. lived from paycheck to paycheck

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