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Definition live with in British English

live with phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to live in the same house and have a sexual relationship with someone who you are not married to

Example

I've been living with my boyfriend for two years.

Synonyms and related words
be an item be seeing someone carry on
2

to accept something unpleasant that you cannot change

Example

How does she live with the guilt?

Example

He had learned to live with her moodiness.

Synonyms and related words
roll with the punches bear tolerate
3

if something lives with you, you keep remembering it or thinking about it

Example

The memory of that day would live with her for ever.

Synonyms and related words
remember recall think back
4

to continue to believe that you are a good person after doing something bad

Example

I could never live with myself if I hit a child with my car.

Definition live with in British English