earn a living
Synonym of make a livingSynonym of make a living.
» He earns his living by teaching.
Er verdient sich seinen Lebensunterhalt als Lehrer. — Sudajaengi
Он зарабатывает себе на жизнь преподаванием. — odexed
Він заробляє на життя викладанням. — lennning
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1 sensesSynonym of make a living.
Examples
84 sentencesHe earns his living by teaching.
Він заробляє на життя викладанням. — lennning
ruОн зарабатывает себе на жизнь преподаванием. — odexed
deEr verdient sich seinen Lebensunterhalt als Lehrer. — Sudajaengi
He earns his living by playing the piano.
Він заробляє на життя грою на піаніно. — ascolto
ruОн зарабатывает себе на жизнь игрой на пианино. — odexed
I have to earn a living.
ruЯ должен зарабатывать на жизнь. — marafon
deIch muss mir meinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen. — al_ex_an_der
I've got to earn my own living.
ruЯ должен сам зарабатывать себе на жизнь. — marafon
deIch muss mir selbst mein Brot verdienen. — Manfredo
He earned his living as a teacher.
deEr verdiente seinen Lebensunterhalt als Lehrer. — stephie
Forms
earns a living, earning a living, earned a living, earned a living| Base form | earn a living · to earn a living |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | earns a living |
| Present participle | earning a living |
| Past simple | earned a living / earnt a living |
| Past participle | earned a living / earnt a living |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.