Phrase guide

live with

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To have a disability or chronic illness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

tolerate or accommodate oneself to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions
  • I swallowed the insult
  • She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accept, swallow

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up

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Etymology

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