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living large

living large is the present participle and gerund 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 living large

What is living large the present participle and gerund of?
Living large is the present participle and gerund of live large.

Words near living large in the dictionary

  1. living in the shadow of
  2. living internet theory
  3. living it up
  4. living language
  5. living languages
  6. living large
  7. living legend
  8. living legends
  9. living memory
  10. living mulch
  11. living mulches

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Adapted from Wiktionary: living 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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