12 English Phrasal Verbs With 'LIVE'

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12 phrasal verbs with 'LIVE'

Live by

1. Follow a belief system to guide your behaviour
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: He tries hard to LIVE BY the Bible.

Live down

1. Stop being embarrassed about something
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: If I fail the test and everyone else passes, I'll never be able to LIVE it DOWN.

Live for

1. Believe something is extremely important
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: He LIVES FOR football.

Live in

1. Live in the place where you work or study.
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The university has a residential halls where students can LIVE IN.

Live it up

1. Have a good time by spending a lot of money
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: She's been LIVING IT UP like crazy since she won the lottery.

Live off

1. Use money earned
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: They find it hard to LIVE OFF the money they make.
2. Be financially supported
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: He’s 40 and he still LIVES OFF his parents.

Live on

1. Use money for basic necessities
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: They have to LIVE ON $200 a week.
2. Not be forgotten
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: He's been dead for many years, but his name LIVES ON.

Live out

1. Stay somewhere until you die
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: She LIVED OUT her final years in a nursing home.
2. Fulfill an ambition or fantasy
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: Many parents try to LIVE OUT their dreams through their children.
3. Not live at the place where you study or work
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: In my final year at university I LIVED OUT with some friends in a flat we rented.

Live through

1. Experience different times
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: It was hard to LIVE THROUGH the recession, but we managed it.

Live together

1. Have a relationship and live in the same place without marrying
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: We LIVED TOGETHER for a few years before we got married.

Live up to

1. Meet expectations or standards
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: The concert didn't LIVE UP TO my expectations.

Live with

1. Accept something unpleasant
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: It's hard to LIVE WITH the pain of a serious illness.
2. Have a relationship and live in the same place without marrying
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: I LIVED WITH her for a couple of years before the relationship went sour.

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