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 wondering what happened —why I lived with my grandmother instead of my parents.
From Literature
“Whether that regime will or will not survive is something that’s up to the Iranian people, they have to decide, they have to live with the outcome,” said Gargash of the U.A.E.
"What caused my stroke was really high blood pressure. I never knew I was living with such high blood pressure."
From BBC
Around 890 million adults and 160 children worldwide are living with obesity, representing roughly one in eight people.
From Science Daily
"We were also living with our parents so we were only spending about two hours with each other."
From BBC
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