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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The Monsterverse’s mission tasks Monarch’s heroes to figure out how to live with Godzilla and the other Titans sharing our planet.
From Salon
"The whole point of the Tour de 4 is we're trying to change perceptions of stage four cancer and trying to get as many people who are living with cancer to take part."
From BBC
People living with heart disease who received a shingles vaccine experienced nearly half the rate of serious heart-related events within a year compared with those who were not vaccinated.
From Science Daily
"I live with a serious illness," she said.
From BBC
A woman from Worcestershire who has lived with a "debilitating" and "agonising" condition for 23 years has set herself the challenge of raising money for the team that helped diagnose her.
From BBC
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