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• /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
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From Middle English livynge, libbyng, livinde, livand, livende, libbinde, libbende, from Old English lifiġende, lifiende, libbende, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjandī, from Proto-Germanic *libjandz (“living”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live”), equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian libbend (“living”), Dutch levend (“living”), German lebend (“living”), Swedish levande (“living”), Icelandic lifandi (“living”).

From Middle English livynge, libbynge, equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch levinge, (whence Dutch leving (“way of life, living”)), Middle Low German lēvinge (“living”).

173 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: rron — having life
• Arabic: حَيّ (ḥayy) — having life
• Armenian: կենդանի (kendani) — having life
• Armenian: սաղ (saġ) — having life
• Azerbaijani: diri — having life
• Azerbaijani: sağ — having life
• Bashkir: тере (tere) — having life
• Bengali: জীবন্ত (jibonto) — having life
• Bengali: জিন্দা (jinda) — having life
• Bulgarian: жив (živ) — having life
• Catalan: viu — having life
• Esperanto: vivanta — having life
• Finnish: elävä — having life
• Finnish: elollinen — having life
• French: vivant — having life
• Galician: vivo — having life
• German: lebend — having life
• Greek: ζωντανός (zontanós) — having life
• Greek: έμβιος (émvios) — having life
• Ancient Greek: ζωός (zōós) — having life
• Hebrew: חי (khay) — having life
• Hindi: जीवित (jīvit) — having life
• Hindi: ज़िंदा (zindā) — having life
• Hindi: जीवी (jīvī) — having life
• Icelandic: lifandi — having life
• Kabuverdianu: bibu — having life
• Kabuverdianu: vive — having life
• Korean: 산 (san) — having life
• Korean: 살아 있는 (sara inneun) — having life
• Latin: animalis — having life
• Latin: vivus — having life
• Māori: kaiao — having life
• Marathi: जिवंत (jivanta) — having life
• Marathi: सजीव (sajīv) — having life
• Polish: żywy — having life
• Portuguese: vivo — having life
• Portuguese: vivente — having life
• Rapa Nui: aringa — having life
• Romanian: viu — having life
• Romanian: vie — having life
• Russian: живо́й (živój) — having life
• Russian: живу́щий (živúščij) — having life
• Sanskrit: आयु (āyu) — having life
• Serbo-Croatian: живети — having life
• Serbo-Croatian: живјети — having life
• Serbo-Croatian: živeti — having life
• Serbo-Croatian: živjeti — having life
• Lower Sorbian: žywy — having life
• Spanish: viviente — having life
• Swedish: levande — having life
• Tocharian B: śāmane — having life
• Ukrainian: живи́й (žyvýj) — having life
• Albanian: ka — in use or existing
• Bulgarian: жив (živ) — in use or existing
• Finnish: elävä — in use or existing
• Galician: vivo — in use or existing
• German: lebend — in use or existing
• German: existent — in use or existing
• Greek: ζωντανός (zontanós) — in use or existing
• Hebrew: קַיָּם — in use or existing
• Korean: 현존하는 (hyeonjonhaneun) — in use or existing
• Korean: 현존의 (hyeonjonui) — in use or existing
• Korean: 현대의 (hyeondae'ui) — in use or existing
• Polish: żywy — in use or existing
• Portuguese: vivo — in use or existing
• Russian: живу́щий (živúščij) — in use or existing
• Russian: живо́й (živój) — in use or existing
• Serbo-Croatian: živuća — in use or existing
• Lower Sorbian: žywy — in use or existing
• Swedish: levande — in use or existing
• Chinese Mandarin: 生活 (shēnghuó) — of everyday life
• Dutch: levens- — of everyday life
• Finnish: elin- — of everyday life
• German: Lebens- — of everyday life
• Korean: 생활의 (saenghwarui) — of everyday life
• Korean: 거주의 (geojuui) — of everyday life
• Polish: życiowy — of everyday life
• Russian: жи́зненный (žíznennyj) — of everyday life
• Serbo-Croatian: živući — of everyday life
• Spanish: vivencial — of everyday life
• Albanian: përjetuar — true to life
• Bashkir: тормошсан (tormoşsan) — true to life
• Finnish: elävä — true to life
• German: lebensecht — true to life
• Korean: 실물 그대로의 (silmul geudaeroui) — true to life
• Korean: 생생한 (saengsaenghan) — true to life
• Serbo-Croatian: жива — true to life
• Serbo-Croatian: živa — true to life
• Swedish: levande — true to life
• Korean: 정말 (jeongmal) — used as an intensifier
• Korean: 정말로 (jeongmallo) — used as an intensifier
• Korean: 진짜 (jinjja) — used as an intensifier
• Korean: 진짜로 (jinjjaro) — used as an intensifier
• Azerbaijani: yaşayış — state of being alive
• Azerbaijani: həyat — state of being alive
• Bulgarian: живе́ене (živéene) — state of being alive
• Esperanto: vivado — state of being alive
• Finnish: elo — state of being alive
• Finnish: eläminen — state of being alive
• Finnish: elämä — state of being alive
• German: Lebende — state of being alive
• German: Lebender — state of being alive
• Greek: ζωή (zoḯ) — state of being alive
• Hindi: जीवित (jīvit) — state of being alive
• Korean: 생존 (saengjon) — state of being alive
• Korean: 살아 있음 (sara isseum) — state of being alive
• Navajo: iiná — state of being alive
• Polish: życie — state of being alive
• Russian: жизнь (žiznʹ) — state of being alive
• Swedish: liv — state of being alive
• Arabic: مَعِيشَة (maʕīša) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Arabic: مَعَاش (maʕāš) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Bulgarian: прехра́на (prehrána) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Bulgarian: препита́ние (prepitánie) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Bulgarian: средства за преживя́ване (sredstva za preživjávane) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Chinese Mandarin: 生計 /生计 (shēngjì) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Chinese Mandarin: 飯碗 /饭碗 (fànwǎn) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Finnish: ansio- — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Finnish: työ — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Finnish: elinkeino — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Finnish: elanto — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• German: Lebensunterhalt — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Greek: επιούσιος (epioúsios) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Hebrew: מִחְיָה (miẖyá) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Hindi: जीविका (jīvikā) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Japanese: 生計 (seikei) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Korean: 생계 (saenggye) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Latin: victus — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Norwegian Bokmål: levebrød — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Norwegian Nynorsk: levebrød — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Polish: życie — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Polish: utrzymanie — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Polish: źródło utrzymania — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Polish: środki do życia — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Russian: сре́дства к существова́нию (srédstva k suščestvovániju) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Russian: пропита́ние (propitánije) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Russian: жизнь (žiznʹ) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Northern Sami: ealáhus — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Yiddish: פּרנסה (parnose) — financial means; a means of maintaining life
• Arabic: حَيَاة (ḥayāh) — style of life
• Arabic: طَرِيقَة فِي حَيَاة (ṭarīqa fī ḥayāh) — style of life
• Arabic: نَمَط حَيَاة (namaṭ ḥayāh) — style of life
• Azerbaijani: yaşayış — style of life
• Azerbaijani: həyat — style of life
• Azerbaijani: yaşayış tərzi — style of life
• Bulgarian: на́чин на живо́т (náčin na živót) — style of life
• Chinese Mandarin: 生活方式 (shēnghuó fāngshì) — style of life
• Chinese Mandarin: 生態 /生态 (shēngtài) — style of life
• Chinese Mandarin: 方式 (fāngshì) — style of life
• Chinese Mandarin: 生活 (shēnghuó) — style of life
• Finnish: elämä — style of life
• Finnish: elintapa — style of life
• Finnish: elo — style of life
• Finnish: elämäntapa — style of life
• French: mode de vie — style of life
• French: vie — style of life
• German: Leben — style of life
• German: Lebensumstände — style of life
• German: Lebensweise — style of life
• German: Lebensstil — style of life
• Hindi: जीवनशैली (jīvanśailī) — style of life
• Japanese: 生活様式 (seikatsu yōshiki) — style of life
• Japanese: 暮らし (kurashi) — style of life
• Japanese: 生活 (seikatsu) — style of life
• Korean: 생활방식 (saenghwalbangsik) — style of life
• Korean: 생활양식 (saenghwaryangsik) — style of life
• Polish: życie — style of life
• Russian: о́браз жи́зни (óbraz žízni) — style of life
• Russian: стиль жи́зни (stilʹ žízni) — style of life
• Russian: жизнь (žiznʹ) — style of life
• Tagalog: pamumuhay — style of life
• Bulgarian: живите (živite) — those who are alive
• Latin: superī — those who are alive