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lives large

lives large is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lives large

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

Words near lives large in the dictionary

  1. lives in sin
  2. lives in the moment
  3. lives in the past
  4. lives in the shadow of
  5. lives it up
  6. lives large
  7. lives of their own
  8. lives off
  9. lives off the country
  10. lives on
  11. lives on the edge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lives 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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