live with
/ (lɪv) /
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verb
(tr, preposition) to dwell with (a person to whom one is not married)
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How to use live with in a sentence
“The rest of the exercise-program-you-can-live-with calls for a three-to-five-mile walk every week,” HGB writes.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with live with
live with
Cohabit with, live as if married to, as in I don't approve of my daughter living with her boyfriend. [Mid-1700s] Also see live together.
Put up with, come to terms with, as in I think I can live with this new agreement. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] Also see learn to live with.
live with oneself. Keep one's self-respect, as in I don't know how he can live with himself after violating their trust. [Mid-1900s]
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