transcription, транскрипция: [ lɪvɪŋ ]
( livings)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The work that you do for a living is the work that you do in order to earn the money that you need.
Father never talked about what he did for a living...
He earns his living doing all kinds of things.
N-COUNT : usu sing
2.
You use living when you are talking about the quality of people’s daily lives.
Olivia has always been a model of healthy living.
...the stresses of urban living.
N-UNCOUNT : with supp
3.
You use living to talk about the places where people relax when they are not working.
The spacious living quarters were on the second floor...
The study links the main living area to the kitchen.
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
The living are people who are alive, rather than people who have died.
The young man is dead. We have only to consider the living.
≠ dead
N-PLURAL : the N
5.
in living memory: see memory