live in

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To reside permanently at the location where one is employed, typically as a domestic worker, nanny, or caretaker. It implies that the employer provides on-site accommodation as part of the employment terms.
Usage
  • This verb is used to describe a specific employment and living arrangement. It is most commonly applied to domestic staff.
  • It is an intransitive phrasal verb and does not take a direct object. The place of residence is implied by the context of employment.
  • Example: "Does the gardener live in, or does he come every day?"
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The family hired an au pair who will live in and help with the children.
    • In the past, many butlers and cooks would live in with the families they served.
Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used more broadly to describe residing at any place associated with one's primary activity, though this is less common.
    • Some monks live in at the monastery.
  • The opposite arrangement is expressed by the phrasal verb "live out."
Variants and Related Words
  • Live-in (adjective): Describes a person who has this arrangement or the arrangement itself.
    • They are looking for a live-in nanny.
    • She has a live-in position.
  • Reside: A more formal synonym for "live," but without the specific employment connotation.
  • Domestic staff: A general term for employees like nannies, housekeepers, or cooks who might live in.
Synonyms
  • Reside on the premises: A more formal way to express the same idea.
  • Be housed on-site: Emphasizes the provision of accommodation by the employer.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Live out: To reside elsewhere and commute to one's place of work.
    • Most of the university staff live out in the town.
Related Idioms
  • To eat, sleep, and breathe one's job: While not equivalent, this idiom conveys a similar idea of one's life being fully immersed in their work, though "live in" refers to a physical arrangement, not just mental dedication.
Verb
  1. live in the house where one works
    • our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her

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