Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live in the shadow of

/lɪv ɪn ðə ˈʃædoʊ ʌv/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: live in the shad-ow of
IPA: /lɪv ɪn ðə ˈʃædoʊ ʌv/

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see live, in, the, shadow, of.

Example Sentences

"Many historical personalities have lived in the shadow of great men; Harry Truman in the shadow of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Lowery in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Hank Aaron in the shadow of Babe Ruth."
"Paul Fisher lives in the shadow of his older brother, Erik. Legally blind, Paul still manages to play soccer while Erik steals the family's attention as a star football kicker. Slowly the truth about Paul's blindness comes out in[…]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /lɪv ɪn ðə ˈʃædoʊ ʌv/

Inflected Forms

lives in the shadow of (present, singular) living in the shadow of (participle, present) lived in the shadow of (participle, past) lived in the shadow of (past) live in someone's shadow (alternative)

Rhymes With

for want of

Questions

How do you pronounce live in the shadow of?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪv ɪn ðə ˈʃædoʊ ʌv/.
What does live in the shadow of mean?: To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor.

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