LIVE ON Definition & Meaning

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live on

Remain in human memory, as in This book will live on long after the author's death .
Continue to survive, especially unexpectedly, as in They thought the cancer would kill her, but Lucy lived on for another twenty years .
Be financially supported by, subsist on, as in His pension is too small to live on . [Mid-1600s]

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He has spent time living on the streets of Glasgow and begging for money.

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She said tourism was also a big contributor to the territory's economy, with large numbers of Amercians coming to see the renowned penguins living on the Falklands.

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Survival International describes the Sentinelese as "the most isolated Indigenous people in the world" living on an island around the size of Manhattan.

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The assault was broadcast live on three channels on 5 May - a bank holiday.

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For example, as I'm sure you already know if it includes you, there is a 25% discount on council tax, for those who live on their own.

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