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lives and lets live

lives and lets live is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lives and lets live

What is lives and lets live the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lives and lets live is the third-person singular simple present indicative of live and let live.

Words near lives and lets live in the dictionary

  1. lives a lie
  2. lives a little
  3. lives and breathes
  4. lives and dies by
  5. lives and learns
  6. lives and lets live
  7. lives assured
  8. lives at Her Majesty's pleasure
  9. lives beyond one's means
  10. lives dangerously
  11. lives down

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