English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Lived Pronunciation
Lived is pronounced LIVD, IPA /ˈlaɪvd/.
LIVD
US /ˈlaɪvd/ · UK /ˈlɪvd/
Syllables: LIVD (1 syllable)
verb (past of live); also part of the adjectives short-lived and long-lived: Had a home somewhere, or was alive, at some time in the past.
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Lived in a Sentence
- They lived above the bakery for nine years.
- She lived through two wars and never spoke of either.
- Nobody has lived in that cottage since the flood.
Common Mispronunciations of Lived
Not LIV-id
The -ed adds no syllable after a v. Saying it as two gives livid, which means furious.
Not LIFT
The ending is a voiced d, so the v before it stays voiced too. An f plus t belongs to a different word entirely.
Tip: The plain past tense rhymes with gived if that were a word: LIVD. In short-lived and long-lived many speakers switch to the vowel of five, since those come from the noun life.
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