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

During the visit Leo said it was "possible to encounter one another and to live together in dignity and peace".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

They live together in an apartment near the college.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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