Emily Dickinson Lexicon

live (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE libban, to remain, continue.]

1. Breathe; exist; be alive; have existence; posses the qualities of life rather than death.
2. Survive; stay alive; remain in mortality.
3. Dwell; reside; [fig.] belong.
4. Subsist; get nutrients; sustain vitality.
5. Experience; enjoy.
6. Last; endure; continue breathing; hang on; hold out.
7. Act; perform daily duties.
8. Resuscitate; be alive again; [fig.] breathe; awake; arise; stand up.
9. Coexist; cohabit; abide; share time; occupy a home; [fig.] marry.
10. Pass time.
11. Have meaning; gain significance; achieve permanence; become attested.
12. Be located; is situated.
13. Maintain being; support existence.
14. Move; run; ebb and flow.
15. Have a heartbeat.
16. Phrase. “live with”: remember; always perceive; constantly think of; continually feel the presence of.
17. Phrase. “live again”: resurrect; change from mortal to immortal; move from death to the next life.
18. Phrase. “lived the life of”: experienced; submitted to; [tautology] chose to be taken by.