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Live with meaning

Live with is a phrasal verb that means to share a home and sexual relationship with an unmarried partner.

Past simple
lived with
Past participle
lived with
-ing form
living with

What live with means

B2

To share a home and sexual relationship with an unmarried partner

She lives with her partner in Bristol.

Similar phrasal verbs

With live: live off, live on, live for, live in, live out, live together, live up to, live through.

With with: go with, deal with, play with, interfere with, content yourself with, make with, saddle someone with something.

Common questions

What does live with mean?

To share a home and sexual relationship with an unmarried partner.

What is the past tense of live with?

Lived with, which is also its past participle.

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