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lived large

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

Meaning of live large

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To have a lavish or overly extravagant lifestyle.
    • He lived large, in a suite at the Waldorf Astoria. Expensive and elegant suits, silk shirts, handmade shoes, cashmere topcoats and fedoras enhanced his executive image.1984 October 15, “The Time 100: Builders & Titans”, in Time

Questions about lived large

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

Words near lived large in the dictionary

  1. lived in sin
  2. lived in the moment
  3. lived in the past
  4. lived in the shadow of
  5. lived it up
  6. lived large
  7. lived off
  8. lived off the country
  9. lived on
  10. lived on the edge
  11. lived one's best life

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lived large (page history and authors); live large (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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