live on

live on
phrasal verb
I [transitive]
Word forms "live on":
present tense I/you/we/they live on he/she/it lives on present participle living on past tense lived on past participle lived on
1) live on something to have a particular amount of money to buy the things that you need to live

They have to live on a pension of £350 a month.

2) live on something to eat a particular kind of food

These fish live on small sea creatures such as shrimp.

They seem to live on nothing but chips and chocolate.


II [intransitive]
Word forms "live on":
present tense I/you/we/they live on he/she/it lives on present participle living on past tense lived on past participle lived on
to continue to be alive or exist

She lived on until 1832, when she died aged 85.


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