live with

/ lɪv /

verb

1. (tr, preposition) to dwell with (a person to whom one is not married)

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

"It is painful to watch, especially knowing that even educated youth are forced to leave the country because wages here are far below what one needs to live with dignity," she said.

From BBC

She concluded, “We live with this kind of violence, we experience it, every single day. We just don’t call it ‘political.’

From Salon

And there are many still living with psychological damage wrought by the stadium crush.

From BBC

"And no other child, no other family, no other community should ever endure what we now live with every single day."

From BBC

When lockdown started, college student Sam was living with his mum because his parents were separated.

From BBC

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