vicariously

[US]/vai'kɛəriəsli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a way that is experienced through someone else, as a substitute

Phrases & Collocations

experience vicariously

live vicariously through

enjoy vicariously

feelings vicariously

Example Sentences

experience vicariously through books

live vicariously through their children's achievements

enjoying the thrill of the race vicariously

vicariously feel the pain of a loved one

watching movies to experience adventure vicariously

vicariously living through someone else's success

experience the joy of travel vicariously through photos

vicariously enjoying the concert through live stream

feeling the excitement of the game vicariously

vicariously witnessing the beauty of nature through documentaries

Real-world Examples

Come on Richard, it's my birthday. Let me live vicariously!

Source: Friends Season 2

I now know he participated in some things vicariously through me, his only son.

Source: Reciting beautiful English prose for you.

But I couldn't. So you just in this. You just vicariously living through your peers.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2019 Collection

If you live vicariously, you experience things through other people.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Living vicariously through others can be a wonderful chance to escape.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

So you just in this. You just vicariously living through your peers.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

Oh, please. - You do! This is Tom, former high school nerd, living vicariously through his awesome-ass kids.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

And these days, there's a whole industry built around vicariously experiencing embarrassment in the name of entertainment, cringe comedy.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

I didn't want to hear about Sam, even vicariously.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

You know I have no social life, so I live vicariously through you.

Source: 2007 ESLPod

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