how to pronounce lived

/ˈlɪvd/

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lived is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of lived in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… chinese who already lived in america …”

meanings of lived

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of live.

adjective:

Having a specified duration of life.

lived frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word lived occurs in english on average 89 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.