Phrase guide

long live

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

Used in the subjunctive mood: may he, she, they, or it live for a long time; may it prosper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Long live the King!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

103 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: rroftë — prosper
  • Arabic: يَحْيَا (yaḥyā) — prosper
  • Arabic: تَحيا (taḥyā) — prosper
  • Arabic: عَاشَ (ʕāša) — prosper
  • Arabic: عاشَت (ʕāšat) — prosper
  • Armenian: կեցցե (kecʻcʻe) — prosper
  • Azerbaijani: yaşasın — prosper
  • Basque: gora — prosper
  • Belarusian: хай жыве́ (xaj žyvjé) — prosper
  • Belarusian: няха́й жыве́ (njaxáj žyvjé) — prosper
  • Belarusian: жыве́ (žyvjé) — prosper
  • Bengali: জিন্দাবাদ (zindabad) — prosper
  • Bulgarian: да живе́е (da živée) — prosper
  • Catalan: visca — prosper
  • Catalan: viva — prosper
  • Chinese: 萬歲 /万岁 (bān-soè) — prosper
  • Chinese Mandarin: 萬歲 /万岁 (wànsuì) — prosper
  • Ngazidja Comorian: iêshi — prosper
  • Czech: ať žije — prosper
  • Danish: længe leve — prosper
  • Dutch: lang leve — prosper
  • Dutch: leve — prosper
  • Esperanto: vivu! — prosper
  • Estonian: elagu — prosper
  • Finnish: eläköön — prosper
  • Finnish: kauan eläköön — prosper
  • French: vive — prosper
  • French: longue vie à — prosper
  • Georgian: გაუმარჯოს (gaumarǯos) — prosper
  • German: es lebe — prosper
  • German: hoch — prosper
  • German: lang lebe — prosper
  • Greek: ζήτω (zíto) — prosper
  • Greek: ζήτωσαν (zítosan) — prosper
  • Hebrew: יְחִי (y'khí) — prosper
  • Hebrew: תחי — prosper
  • Hindi: ... चिरंजीव (... cirañjīv) — prosper
  • Hindi: ज़िन्दाबाद (zindābād) — prosper
  • Hindi: जय (jay) — prosper
  • Hungarian: vivát! — prosper
  • Hungarian: éljen! — prosper
  • Icelandic: lengi lifi — prosper
  • Indonesian: hidup — prosper
  • Indonesian: dirgahayu — prosper
  • Irish: go maire — prosper
  • Italian: viva — prosper
  • Italian: evviva — prosper
  • Japanese: ... 万歳 (banzai) — prosper
  • Kapampangan: luid — prosper
  • Khmer: ជយោ (chea’you) — prosper
  • Korean: [...]만세 — prosper
  • Northern Kurdish: bijî — prosper
  • Latin: vivat — prosper
  • Latin: vivant — prosper
  • Macedonian: да живее (da živee) — prosper
  • Malay: dirgahayu — prosper
  • Malay: panjang umur — prosper
  • Malay: daulat — prosper
  • Malayalam: നീണാൽ വാഴട്ടെ (nīṇāl vāḻaṭṭe) — prosper
  • Manchu: ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ ᠰᡝ (tumen se) — prosper
  • Mongolian: урт наслаарай (urt naslaaraj) — prosper
  • Mongolian: урт амьд байна (urt amʹd bajna) — prosper
  • Mongolian: мандтугай (mandtugaj) — prosper
  • Persian: زنده باد (zende bâd) — prosper
  • Persian: جاوید (jâvid) — prosper
  • Polish: niech żyje — prosper
  • Portuguese: viva — prosper
  • Portuguese: longa vida a — prosper
  • Portuguese: vida longa a — prosper
  • Romanian: trăiască — prosper
  • Russian: да здра́вствует (da zdrávstvujet) — prosper
  • Russian: да здра́вствуют (da zdrávstvujut) — prosper
  • Russian: вива́т (vivát) — prosper
  • Serbo-Croatian: живео — prosper
  • Serbo-Croatian: živeo — prosper
  • Serbo-Croatian: живио — prosper
  • Serbo-Croatian: živio — prosper
  • Serbo-Croatian: нека поживи — prosper
  • Serbo-Croatian: neka poživi — prosper
  • Slovak: nech žije — prosper
  • Slovene: naj živi — prosper
  • Somali: cimri dheer! — prosper
  • Spanish: ¡viva! — prosper
  • Spanish: ¡que viva! — prosper
  • Spanish: ¡vivan! — prosper
  • Spanish: ¡que vivan! — prosper
  • Spanish: larga vida — prosper
  • Swedish: leve! — prosper
  • Swedish: länge leve! — prosper
  • Tagalog: mabuhay — prosper
  • Tamil: வாழ்க (vāḻka) — prosper
  • Thai: ยาวสด... (yaao sòt ...) — prosper
  • Turkish: ... çok yaşa! — prosper
  • Turkish: yaşasın ...! — prosper
  • Turkish: yaşa — prosper
  • Ottoman Turkish: چوق یاشا ... (... çok yaşa) — prosper
  • Turkmen: uzak ýaşa — prosper
  • Ukrainian: хай живе́ (xaj žyvé) — prosper
  • Urdu: زندہ باد (zinda bād) — prosper
  • Vietnamese: ... vạn tuế — prosper
  • Vietnamese: muôn năm — prosper
  • Welsh: hir oes i — prosper
  • Welsh: ... am byth — prosper