Vicariously

/vaɪˈkɛə.ri.əs.li/

Meaning & Definition

adverb

In a way that is experienced or felt through someone else rather than directly.

She experienced the excitement of skydiving vicariously through her friend's thrilling stories.

Through the experience of another; by proxy.

He lived vicariously through his son's achievements in sports, celebrating every victory as if it were his own.

Indirectly; through another person's actions or experiences.

Many people vicariously enjoy travel by watching documentaries and reading articles about distant places.

Derived from the word 'vicarious', which comes from the Latin 'vicarius', meaning 'substitute'.

live vicariously:

To experience life through someone else's experiences.

To live through someone's thrills.

I just watch travel vlogs to vicariously experience their adventures.