live together

British

/ lɪv /

verb

(intr, adverb) (esp of an unmarried couple) to dwell in the same house or flat; cohabit

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live together Idioms

Cohabit, especially when not married. For example, “I ... am only concerned that their living together before the marriage took place should be so generally known” (Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813). [c. 1800] Also see live in sin.

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Their town has certainly seen better days, but they live together in relative harmony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

As a civil rights lawyer in Santa Barbara, he successfully argued a landmark California Supreme Court case, which upheld the right of adults unrelated by blood, marriage or adoption to live together as a family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

But it also reminds me of why Ashitaka’s central question remains as moving as the film’s visual feasts: Why can’t humans and the forest live together in harmony?

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The bears "are in the wrong place. They are wild beasts; they are not pets for us to be able to say that we live together," the 53-year-old graphic designer said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

“We’re being forced to live together and forced to compete at something neither of us wants to compete over. I know it’s not your fault, but it doesn’t exactly put us in a friendly place.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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