live-in

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adjective

ˈliv-ˌin

: living in one's place of employment

a live-in caregiver

: being or involving people in a romantic or sexual relationship who live together and are not married

a live-in partner

a live-in relationship

live-in noun

plural live-ins

live in

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verb

lived in; living in; lives in

intransitive verb

: to live in one's place of employment : live in another's home

Examples of live-in in a Sentence

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Adjective

The suspect, her live-in boyfriend, was at the residence when authorities first arrived at the scene but had left by the time officers entered, police wrote in charging papers. —

Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 His wife, their two adult children and their partners are live-in residents when the young housemaid, a single mother of an 11-month-old infant, is murdered. —

Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Dec. 2024

Verb

In the latter, Feuerstein lives in an apartment between his parents — Elliott Gould played Lavin’s husband — and his brother’s family, failing to establish boundaries. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 The other animal that died in 2024 had also lived in Milwaukee for decades. —

Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for live-in