vivre

Senses

1. 1.

   to live

   to have life; to exist and be alive

2. 2.

   to live

   to reside or dwell in a place

3. 3.

   to live

   to experience or spend (a period of time, an event, or a life)

4. 4.

   to live (on)

   to subsist or make a living; to survive with means

Examples

• "Elle a vécu cent ans."

  She lived (for) a hundred years.

• "Nous vivons à Paris depuis dix ans."

  We have been living in Paris for ten years.

• "Il faut vivre sa vie sans regrets."

  One must live one's life without regrets.

Usage

A fundamental verb expressing both existence and residence. Very commonly used in everyday French. Note: *vivre de* means "to live on/by" (vivre de son salaire = to live on one's salary); *vivre avec* means "to live with"; auxiliary avoir in passé composé.