live down

verb

lived down; living down; lives down

transitive verb

: to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of

made a mistake and couldn't live it down

Examples of live down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rich folks live down near the water, and the poor people who service their homes live up in the mountains, in the hills that surround the beach town. — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Newman lived down the hall from Jerry, and the two often butted heads, worsened by Newman’s participation in Kramer’s wild schemes. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

For a company still living down a $5 billion FTC fine, defaulting to the toggle feature is a choice. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Deardorff lives down the road from Project Rise, a $7 billion data center that was announced Wednesday and received tax abatements from Jasper County government. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for live down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown

Kids Definition

live down

verb

: to live so as to wipe out the memory of

live down a mistake