Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Be completely reliant upon.

Examples

278 sentences

  1. He lived there all by himself.

    Він жив там сам-один. — deniko

    ruОн жил там совсем один. — marafon

    deEr lebte dort ganz allein. — Manfredo

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  2. Tom lives by himself in Boston.

    Том живе сам у Бостоні. — deniko

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  3. Our lives are determined by our environment.

    Наше життя визначається нашим середовищем. — deniko

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  4. I live in this house by myself.

    Я живу у цьому будинку один. — deniko

    ruЯ один живу в этом доме. — Lenin_1917

    deIch lebe alleine in diesem Haus. — Wolf

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  5. I'm old enough to live by myself.

    Я вже в тому віці, що можу жити сам. — deniko

    ruМне достаточно лет, чтобы жить одному. — Hellerick

    deIch bin alt genug, um mein eigenes Leben zu leben. — Manfredo

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Forms

lives and dies by, living and dying by, lived and died by, lived and died by
Base formlive and die by · to live and die by
3rd person singularlives and dies by
Present participleliving and dying by
Past simplelived and died by
Past participlelived and died by

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylive and die by
he, she, itlives and dies by

Past simpleLesson

all personslived and died by

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lived and died by
he, she, ithas lived and died by

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill live and die by

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
livableliveA1livelihoodlivelinesslivelyA2
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