live out

live out
phrasal verb
Word forms "live out":
present tense I/you/we/they live out he/she/it lives out present participle living out past tense lived out past participle lived out
1) live out something
[transitive] to do something that you have thought or dreamed of doing

The inheritance would allow her to live out her fantasies.

2) [intransitive] to not live at the place where you work or study

Universities are short of accommodation, so some students have to live out.

3) live out your life to spend the rest or part of your life in a particular place or situation

She wanted to live out the remaining weeks of her life at home.


English dictionary. 2014.

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