live and breathe in English

Forms: lives and breathes [present, singular, third-person], living and breathing [participle, present], lived and breathed [participle, past], lived and breathed [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|live<> and breathe<>}} live and breathe (third-person singular simple present lives and breathes, present participle living and breathing, simple past and past participle lived and breathed)

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    {
      "form": "lives and breathes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "living and breathing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lived and breathed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lived and breathed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "To run a successful business, you have to live and breathe your product.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something)."
      ],
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        [
          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
        ],
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          "immerse",
          "immerse"
        ],
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          "concentrate",
          "concentrate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "live, sleep, and breathe"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "live and breathe"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lives and breathes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "living and breathing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lived and breathed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lived and breathed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "live<> and breathe<>"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "To run a successful business, you have to live and breathe your product.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something)."
      ],
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          "thoroughly",
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          "immerse"
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "live, sleep, and breathe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "live and breathe"
}

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"live and breathe" meaning in English

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