Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live one's own life

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: live one's own life
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act according to one's own desires, beliefs, etc. without anyone else's interference.

Inflected Forms

lives one's own life (present, singular) living one's own life (participle, present) lived one's own life (participle, past) lived one's own life (past)

Questions

What does live one's own life mean?: To act according to one's own desires, beliefs, etc. without anyone else's interference.

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