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lives for

lives for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of live for.

Meaning of live for

Verb

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

  1. To deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.
    • I live for knowledge.
  2. To find a reason to continue having the will to live.
    • He has been chronically depressed and feels he has nothing to live for.
  3. To eagerly await or hope for (a significant life event).
    • I live for the day I can finally break free from my servitude.

Questions about lives for

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

Words near lives for in the dictionary

  1. lives at Her Majesty's pleasure
  2. lives beyond one's means
  3. lives dangerously
  4. lives down
  5. lives down to
  6. lives for
  7. lives from paycheck to paycheck
  8. lives in
  9. lives in each other's pockets
  10. lives in hope
  11. lives in sin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lives for (page history and authors); live for (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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