live for

1. To deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.

   I live for knowledge.

2. To find a reason to continue having the will to live.

   He has been chronically depressed and feels he has nothing to live for.

3. To eagerly await or hope for (a significant life event).

   I live for the day I can finally break free from my servitude.

1. I have nothing to live for.

   Я не маю, для чого жити. — aandrusiak

   ruМне незачем жить. — marafon

   deIch habe nichts, wofür es sich zu leben lohnt. — Ullalia

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2. I lived abroad for ten years.

   Я жив за кордоном протягом десяти років. — deniko

   ruЯ прожил за границей десять лет. — marafon

   deIch habe zehn Jahre lang im Ausland gelebt. — TomSFox

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3. He lived here for a time.

   Він тут жив деякий час. — aandrusiak

   ruКакое-то время он тут жил. — Nattiko

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4. She has lived alone for ages.

   Вона живе одна вже дуже давно. — deniko

   ruОна долго жила одна. — Sweatled

   deSie lebt schon seit Ewigkeiten allein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Tom lived alone for several years.

   Том кілька років жив сам. — deniko

   ruТом несколько лет жил один. — odexed

   deTom lebte mehrere Jahre allein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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irregular

• live onйти, пітиTo endure.
• live withприйняти, прийматиTo share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.
• live upTo fulfil the expectations placed upon one.
• live offTo depend on financially.
• live outTo not reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
• live inTo reside on the premises of one's employer (used especially of domestic staff such as nannies, cooks, maids, etc.)
• live downTo live so as to subdue or refute.
• live forTo deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.