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Il vit seul à la campagne.
He lives alone in the countryside.
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.
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).
From Latin vivere (to live).
Vivre (live, be alive) vs habiter (reside): je vis à Paris = j'habite à Paris.