"live on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-live on.ogg Forms: lives on [present, singular, third-person], living on [participle, present], lived on [participle, past], lived on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} live on (third-person singular simple present lives on, present participle living on, simple past and past participle lived on)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (to endure): weiterleben (German), prōvivō (Latin)
    Sense id: en-live_on-en-verb--R8EIG49 Disambiguation of 'to endure': 90 7 2 1
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To survive solely by consuming a certain thing. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (survive by consuming certain thing): vivre de (French), von etwas leben (German), tar suas (ar) (Irish), vivere di (Italian), victitō (Latin), viver de (Portuguese), trăi din (Romanian), trăi pe (Romanian), thig suas air (Scottish Gaelic), thig beò air (Scottish Gaelic), leva av (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-live_on-en-verb-f5eEPQYN Disambiguation of 'survive by consuming certain thing': 23 71 3 3
  3. (transitive) To rely on financially. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-live_on-en-verb-kFQetqUt
  4. (mathematics, idiomatic, transitive) To be defined on. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: live off
    Sense id: en-live_on-en-verb-PidOOXvz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 14 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 9 15 20 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 20 22 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 17 14 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 15 15 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 20 19 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 19 14 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 19 14 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 17 15 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 17 15 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 25 12 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 19 14 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 9 19 14 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 19 14 58 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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