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LIVE DOWN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does live down mean?

• LIVE DOWN (verb)
The verb LIVE DOWN has 1 sense:

1. live so as to annul some previous behavior

Familiarity information: LIVE DOWN used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LIVE DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Live so as to annul some previous behavior

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

live down; unlive

Context example:

You can never live this down!

Hypernyms (to "live down" is one way to...):

live (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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