live with
Britishverb
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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 .
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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 .
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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]
Example Sentences
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He was sent to live with relatives before being taken to London, believing he would be reunited with his father.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The 83-year-old confessional lyricist said in a statement that she had "been learning how to live with Parkinson's disease" and that she had also been treated for skin cancer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Well, that is a conundrum that Mrs. Waters, in the interest of avoiding confrontation with her life’s cognitive dissonance, should probably learn to live with.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
It is the insistence that public safety be judged by the people who must live with its consequences.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“We want to go home!” the boys wailed, for this idea of their mother abandoning the family to live with Veronika did not sit well with them.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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