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lives the dream

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

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

Words near lives the dream in the dictionary

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

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