[Vocabulary] live a few minutes' walk away

[hooshdar3]

Hi.

"The people I was with fell about laughing at my predicament as they had only lived a few minutes' walk away."

What does "live" mean here?

 

[bhaisahab]

Hi.

"The people I was with fell about laughing at my predicament as they had only lived a few minutes' walk away."

What does "live" mean here?

What do you think it means. Have you looked it up in a dictionary?

 

[hooshdar3]

What do you think it means. Have you looked it up in a dictionary?

Well, maybe live means "experience" here.This is one meaning of live.
I am not sure though.

Here is where I found this:
Phrasal verb fall / ESL Lesson

 

[bhaisahab]

This is the definition you need: live verb (HAVE A HOME) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online