verb
continue to live through hardship or adversity
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We went without water and food for 3 days
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These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
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The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
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how long can a person last without food and water?
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• Hyponyms: ↑stand up, ↑hold up, ↑hold water, ↑perennate, ↑live out
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s something
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The business is going to live on
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live on [phrasal verb]
1 : to continue to exist
His legend lives on.
2 live on (something)
2 a : to have or use (an amount of money) to pay for the things that you need to live
You can't live on this salary. [=this salary does not provide enough money for food, shelter, etc.]
2 b : to have (a particular food) as the only or main food that you eat
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Main Entry: ↑live
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ˌlive ˈon derived
to continue to live or exist
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She died ten years ago but her memory lives on.
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He lived on for fifteen years after his wife died.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.