Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live it up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: live it up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enjoy oneself, to have fun.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Just as any grandmother or grandfather will tell you that their best days were spent during the Depression, anyone who was 18 and living it up in 1968 will tell you they spent their better days at this time."
"We're gonna live it up / We're gonna do it / Like we did it before / You and me"
"Love in an elevator. Livin' it up when I'm going down!"
"It is very like the philosophy that opens and closes Yojimbo—that a long life living on gruel in the country is better than short life of living it up in city."
"You're in the club, living it up / I'm tryin’ not to let the crowd notice me"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

lives it up (present, singular) living it up (participle, present) lived it up (participle, past) lived it up (past)

Phrases

live up

Frequently Paired Words

live up

Questions

What does live it up mean?: To enjoy oneself, to have fun.

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