LIVE ON


Meaning of LIVE ON in English

I.

or live off

1.

If you ~ or live off a particular amount of money, you have that amount of money to buy things.

Even with efficient budgeting, most students are unable to ~ ?4000 per year...

You’ll have enough to ~...

PHRASAL VERB: V P amount, V P amount

2.

If you ~ or live off a particular source of income, that is where you get the money that you need.

The proportion of Americans living on welfare rose...

He’s been living off state benefits.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n, V P n

3.

If an animal lives on or lives off a particular food, this is the kind of food that it eats.

The fish ~ the plankton...

Most species live off aquatic snails.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n, V P n

4.

If you say that a person lives on or lives off a particular kind of food, you mean that it seems to be the only thing that they eat, for example because they like it a lot or because they do not have other foods.

The children ~ chips...

Their room was bare of furniture and they lived off porridge.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n, V P n

II.

If someone lives on, they continue to be alive for a long time after a particular point in time or after a particular event.

I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus but Daniel will ~ after me.

PHRASAL VERB: V P

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