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verb

vivir

live

Es existir, tener vida y realizar actividades como respirar, comer y sentir.

Definition & meaning

Vivir means to live. Its main uses include:

  • To be alive: Quiere vivir. — “He wants to live.”
  • To reside somewhere: Vive en Madrid. — “She lives in Madrid.”
  • To experience something: Vivió una experiencia inolvidable. — “He had an unforgettable experience.”
  • To live in a particular way: Viven bien. — “They live well.”

Grammar & Word origin

Vivir is a regular -ir verb. Its present-tense forms are vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivís, viven.

It comes from the Latin vivere, meaning “to live.”

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • habitar — “to inhabit” or “to reside”; more formal and focused on a place.
  • residir — “to reside”; more formal and limited to where someone lives.
  • experimentar — “to experience”; a synonym when vivir refers to going through something.

Antonym

  • morir — “to die”; the opposite of being alive.

Common phrases & collocations

  • vivir en — to live in a place.
  • vivir de — to live on or make a living from something.
  • vivir con — to live with someone or something.
  • vivir la vida — to live life, often with the sense of enjoying it.

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Examples

Ellos viven en una casa grande.verb

They live in a big house.

Mis amigos viven cerca del parque.verb

My friends live near the park.

Quiero vivir en una casa grande.verb

I want to live in a big house.

Ellos viven en un pueblo pequeño.verb

They live in a small town.

Vivo en una casa grande.verb

I live in a big house.

Vivo en Barcelona.verb

I live in Barcelona.

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