Live off meaning
Live off is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to depend on a person or resource for money or food.
- Past simple
- lived off
- Past participle
- lived off
- -ing form
- living off
What live off means
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To depend on a person or resource for money or food
They lived off their savings for six months.
1 more meaning of live off is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With live: live on, live for, live in, live out, live together, live up to, live with, live through.
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does live off mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to depend on a person or resource for money or food. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of live off?
Lived off, which is also its past participle.
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