How do you pronounce lives?

The recorded pronunciation is /lɪvz/.

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lives

/lɪvz/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

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gives forgives sieves outlives relives shivs drives arrives wives knives derives dives

How do you pronounce lives?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪvz/.
What does lives mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of live

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