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  • 11live — Ⅰ. live [1] ► VERB 1) remain alive. 2) be alive at a specified time. 3) spend one s life in a particular way or under particular circumstances: they are living in fear. 4) make one s home in a particular place or with a particular person. 5) (liv …

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  • 12live off — 1. To be financially supported by 2. To feed oneself exclusively on (particular foods) • • • Main Entry: ↑live * * * ˈlive off [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they live off he/she/it …

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  • 13live through — To experience at first hand and survive (esp an unpleasant event) • • • Main Entry: ↑live * * * ˈlive through [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they live through he/she/it lives through …

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  • 14live and breathe — To be passionately enthusiastic about • • • Main Entry: ↑live * * * see live I * * * live and breathe ◇ If you live and breathe something, you spend a great deal of time, thought, or effort on that thing. She lives and breathes music. They live… …

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  • 15live and breathe something — phrase to be very enthusiastic about a particular activity and spend all the time you can doing it or talking about it Some people live and breathe football. Thesaurus: to be, or to become interested in somethingsynonym Main entry: live * * * be… …

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  • 16they're — (they are) n. they exist, they live, they occupy a certain position, they exist in a certain state …

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  • 17live — live1 W1S1 [lıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place/home)¦ 2¦(plant/animal)¦ 3¦(at a particular time)¦ 4¦(be/stay alive)¦ 5¦(way of life)¦ 6¦(earn a living)¦ 7¦(exciting life)¦ 8¦(imagine something)¦ 9¦(be kept somewhere)¦ 10 …

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  • 18live — I VERB USES ♦ lives, living, lived (Pronounced [[t]lɪ̱v[/t]] in live 1, and [[t]la͟ɪv[/t]] in live 2.) 1) VERB If someone lives in a particular place or with a particular person, their home is in that place or with that person. [V adv/prep] She… …

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  • 19live — live1 [ lıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 be/stay alive ▸ 2 have home in place ▸ 3 have kind of life ▸ 4 keep alive certain way ▸ 5 continue to exist ▸ 6 have interesting life ▸ 7 be kept in certain place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be or stay alive: She s …

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  • 20live — 1 verb IN A PLACE/TIME 1 IN A PLACE/HOME (intransitive always + adv/prep) to have your home in a particular place: live in/at/with/near etc: Where do you live? | We used to live in Bakersfield. | They have one daughter who still lives with them.… …

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