live on Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
    last; hold up; live; endure; hold out; go; survive.
    • We went without water and food for 3 days
    • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
    • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
    • how long can a person last without food and water?

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