Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live a little

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables: live a lit-tle
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend time doing something enjoyable and lively; to earmark blocks of time to live life to the fullest.

Inflected Forms

lives a little (present, singular) living a little (participle, present) lived a little (participle, past) lived a little (past)

Questions

What does live a little mean?: To spend time doing something enjoyable and lively; to earmark blocks of time to live life to the fullest.

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