Word.ws English Dictionary

lives out

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

Meaning of live out

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To not reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
    • Our nanny used to live out, but now she lives with us.
  2. (transitive) To fulfill or act out a dream or fantasy or aspiration.
    • Jackie is going to fashion school to live out her dream of becoming a fashion designer.
  3. (transitive) To pass time or to pass the remainder of one's life, especially in a particular place or situation.
    • to live out one's days

Questions about lives out

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

Words near lives out in the dictionary

  1. lives on
  2. lives on the edge
  3. lives one's best life
  4. lives one's own life
  5. lives one's truth
  6. lives out
  7. lives over the brush
  8. lives paycheck to paycheck
  9. lives paycheque to paycheque
  10. lives rent free in someone's head
  11. lives rent free in someone's mind

Source and license

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

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “lives out.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/lives_out. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.