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lived the dream

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

Meaning of live the dream

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.
    • But Manny Ramirez is living the dream; two weeks ago, he signed a quarter-million-dollar contract with the Cleveland Indians.1991 June 19, Sara Rimer, “School Heroes, After the Last Time Up”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Mar 2013

Questions about lived the dream

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

Words near lived the dream in the dictionary

  1. lived rent free in someone's mind
  2. lived rent-free in someone's head
  3. lived rent-free in someone's mind
  4. lived rough
  5. lived tally
  6. lived the dream
  7. lived through
  8. lived time
  9. lived times
  10. lived to fight another day
  11. lived to regret

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