live together
/ (lɪv) /
Save This Word!
verb
(intr, adverb) (esp of an unmarried couple) to dwell in the same house or flat; cohabit
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON PARENTHESES AND BRACKETS APLENTY!
Set some time apart to test your bracket symbol knowledge, and see if you can keep your parentheses, squares, curlies, and angles all straight!
Question 1 of 7
Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Words nearby live together
live spindle, live steam, livestock, livestream, live through, live together, livetrap, live-tweet, live up, live up to, live vaccine
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Example sentences from the Web for live together
Idioms and Phrases with live together
live together
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.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.