vivre
/vivʁ/
to live
Il vit seul à la campagne.
He lives alone in the countryside.
general
To be alive; to live somewhere.
Il vit seul à la campagne.
He lives alone in the countryside.
Conjugated: je vis, tu vis, il vit, nous vivons, vous vivez, ils vivent.
general
To experience life in a certain way.
Elle vit pleinement chaque jour.
She lives each day fully.
Vive + noun is the long-live formula (subjunctive).
Collocations
vive la France !long live France!avoir du mal à vivreto struggle to live (on little)
Antonyms
Word Origin
From Latin vivere (to live).
Usage Notes
Vivre (live, be alive) vs habiter (reside): je vis à Paris = j'habite à Paris.
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais