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- [liv on, awn]
- /lɪv ɒn, ɔn/
- /lɪv ɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [liv on, awn]
- /lɪv ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of live on words
- verb without object live on to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. 1
- verb without object live on to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. 1
- verb without object live on to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory. 1
- verb without object live on to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income. 1
- verb without object live on to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas. 1
- verb without object live on to dwell or reside (usually followed by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage. 1
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Origin of live on
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English liven, Old English lifian, libban; cognate with Dutch leven, German leben, Old Norse lifa, Gothic liban
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Parts of speech for Live on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
live on popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for live on
verb live on
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
Antonyms for live on
verb live on
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- retrogress — to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- take back — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
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