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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For years, Gracie lived with plastic bronchitis, a condition that causes thick, protein-like material to build up in the airways.
From Science Daily
A growing feature of the nation’s $1.7 trillion student-loan crisis is that some Americans are now living with student loans for their entire adult lives.
From MarketWatch
A growing feature of the nation’s $1.7 trillion student-loan crisis is that some Americans are now living with student loans for their entire adult lives.
From MarketWatch
I have lived with the three iterations of the text for my entire life.
From Los Angeles Times
In India, more than 2.5 million people live with HIV, with about 66,400 new infections each year.
From BBC
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