Live on meaning
Live on is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to use a stated amount or source of money for essential expenses.
- Past simple
- lived on
- Past participle
- lived on
- -ing form
- living on
What live on means
subsist on moneyB2
To use a stated amount or source of money for essential expenses
She lives on a modest pension.
1 more meaning of live on is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With live: live off, live for, live in, live out, live together, live up to, live with, live through.
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.
Common questions
What does live on mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to use a stated amount or source of money for essential expenses. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of live on?
Lived on, which is also its past participle.
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