Antonyms for live on
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : liv |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪv |
Definition of live on
Origin :- Old English lifian (Anglian), libban (West Saxon) "to be, to live, have life; to experience," also "to supply oneself with food, to pass life (in some condition)," from Proto-Germanic *liben (cf. Old Norse lifa "to live, remain," Old Frisian libba, German leben, Gothic liban "to live"), from PIE root *leip- "to remain, continue" (cf. Greek liparein "to persist, persevere;" see leave). Meaning "to make a residence, dwell" is from c.1200. Related: Lived; living.
- According to the Dutch Prouerbe ... Leuen ende laetan leuen, To liue and to let others liue. [Malynes, 1622]
- To live it up "live gaily and extravagantly" is from 1903. To live up to "act in accordance with" is 1690s, from earlier live up "live on a high (moral or mental) level" (1680s). To live (something) down "outwear (some slander or embarrassment)" is from 1842. To live with "cohabit as husband and wife" is attested from 1749; sense of "to put up with" is attested from 1937. Expression live and learn is attested from c.1620.
- As in survive : verb continue to live
- As in continue : verb persist, carry on
- As in endure : verb continue; be durable
- As in feed on : verb consume
Synonyms for live on
- abide
- advance
- be
- be extant
- be left
- be long lived
- be timeless
- bear
- bide
- carry forward
- carry on
- carry through
- cling
- come through
- cut it
- devour
- draw out
- eat
- endure
- exist
- exist on
- extend
- fare
- feast
- forge ahead
- get on
- get on with it
- get through
- go all the way
- go on
- go the limit
- graze
- handle
- hang in
- hang on
- have a bite
- have no end
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- ingest
- keep
- keep afloat
- keep at
- keep on
- keep on truckin'
- keep the ball rolling
- keep up
- last
- lengthen
- linger
- live
- live down
- live on
- live out
- live through
- loiter
- maintain
- make a comeback
- make headway
- make the cut
- meal
- move ahead
- munch
- never cease
- never say die
- nibble
- nurture
- outlast
- outlive
- outwear
- partake
- pasture
- peck
- perdure
- persevere
- persist
- persist in
- pig out
- press on
- prevail
- prey on
- progress
- project
- prolong
- promote
- pull out of it
- pull through
- pursue
- push on
- reach
- recover
- remain
- remain alive
- rest
- revive
- ride
- ride out
- run on
- scarf
- see through
- snack
- sponge
- stand
- stand up
- stay
- stay on
- stick at
- stick to
- subsist
- suffer
- superannuate
- survive
- sustain
- take
- take nourishment
- tough it out
- uphold
- wear
- wear on
- wear well
- weather
- withstand
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