生きる — meaning in English

English meaning

• alive adjective Living; not dead.
• breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
• live verb To be alive; to have life.
• viable adj Capable of working successfully; realistic and practical.

Senses

生きる is used for these senses in English:

• alive Having life; living; not dead.
• breathe (intransitive, figurative) To live.
• live (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
• viable Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).

alive — full definition

1. adjective Living; not dead.
2. adjective Still active, in force, or in existence.
3. adjective Full of activity or energy; buzzing with people or things.
4. adjective Aware of or sensitive to something.

breathe — full definition

1. verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
2. verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
3. verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.

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