Synonyms

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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live together

"Both can live together, my mentality and the moment of the project. I'm going to bring to the project whatever it needs from me," she added.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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

But there is another way to imagine democratic life, the way in which we live together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

"I make them live together and they like having a party."

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

They live together in dense, interdependent communities, feeding and supporting the environment for each other, regulating the balance of populations between different species by a complex system of chemical signals.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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