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# liv

«liv» in Mova's school dictionary: **A short form of «living», as in «liv rm» for living room…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

fragment / abbreviation; proper noun (Liv)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A short form of «living», as in «liv rm» for living room in house adverts or notes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#m1)

2) Liv: a girl's name, short for Olivia or a Scandinavian name meaning «life». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#m2)

3) (UK, informal) A short form sometimes used for Liverpool, especially in sports scores and lists. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

This is not a full English word. It appears in short notes, adverts and sports tables, or as a name in stories. When you see it, read it as «living», «Liv» (a name) or «Liverpool» depending on what is around it.

### examples

- Liv is my best friend at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x1)
- The house advert said «3 bed, large liv rm». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x2)
- Liv scored the winning goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x3)
- Liv and her brother walked the dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x4)
- The score read «Liv 2 Ars 1». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x5)
- My cousin Olivia likes to be called Liv. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x6)
- Ask Liv if she wants to come to the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/#x7)

### note

Not a dictionary word on its own: do not use «liv» in proper writing; write «living» or the full name. As a name it starts with a capital L. The word «live» (verb or adjective) is different and must be spelled with an e.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «liv» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/liv/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.