Live in

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.) intransitive
  2. 2
    live in the house where one works wordnet
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see live, in.

    "In January 2005, a 27-year-old woman living in Fongshan City, Kaohsiung County, in southern Taiwan as admitted to Kaohsiung Medicial University Hospital with a 4-day history of intermittent fever (37.8°C-38.0°C), chills, headache, and fatigue."

Synonyms

All synonyms
inhabitinhabitpopulatesleep in

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"In January 2005, a 27-year-old woman living in Fongshan City, Kaohsiung County, in southern Taiwan as admitted to Kaohsiung Medicial University Hospital with a 4-day history of intermittent fever (37.8°C-38.0°C), chills, headache, and fatigue."

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