live for

phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "live for":
present tense I/you/we/they live for he/she/it lives for present participle living for past tense lived for past participle lived for

1) live for somethingsomeone to think someone or something is so important that they are your main reason for living

She lives for her work.

2) have something to live for to have a reason to want to stay alive

He spoke in the voice of a man with nothing left to live for.

Gregory was 21 and had everything to live for.

3) live for the day when to want something to happen very much

He lived for the day when he would be old enough to leave home.