Commentary:
NOTE: Could be either a general mode of living or a specific set of experiences. Syntax
Examples:
We had to live frugally after the war.
Many people in the world have to live on $1 a day.
She lived lavishly on her inheritence.
He said Italians really know how to live.
I lived through two divorces
The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare.
He lived a thrilling life at sea.
She lived a boring existence at the private school.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4, 6, 7
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 LIVE PP{P NP[location]}
NOTE: location cannot be omitted.
Examples:
She lived in New Jersey all her life.
For many years only a few people lived on that island.
I live in a 220 year old house.
The Anazazi Indians lived in cliffs above the desert floor.
Who knows what evil lives in the hearts of men?
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Examples:
The legend of Elvis lives on.
We lived without water and food for 3 days.
These superstitions live in the backwaters of America.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] LIVE (PP)
Examples:
My grandfather lived until the end of war.
Tiny mammals lived during the age of dinosaurs.
The terminally ill patient wished he could live to see his grandchild.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: Choose this tag for the following constructions: live_down live_in live_it_up live_on live_out live_over live_up_to live_with
Examples:
live_down
Would I ever be able to live down the embarrassment?
live_in
Our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her.
live_it_up
It's your birthday, so let's live it up!
live_on
He went without food for days, but still he lived on.
live_out
He lived out the rest of his life in peace.
Our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home.
live_over
Every week they would go to the opera then live the experience over again by discussing it for hours.
live_up_to
He lives up to his reputation as a responsible member of the community by volunteering one day a week.
live_with
She has learned to live with her husband's little quirks.
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WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
live_on 1
live_it_up 1
live_over 1
live_with 1
live_out 1, 2
live_up_to 1
live_in 1
live_down 1