live off
live off · lives off · lived off · living off
von etwas leben, weiterleben
To depend on financiallyTo depend on financially.
» Tom lives off the money that his parents send him.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To depend on financially.
(idiomatic, transitive)To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things.
When I was a student, I lived off baked potatoes.
Examples
45 sentencesTom lives off the money that his parents send him.
Tom was hoping he could learn how to live off the land.
He lives off campus.
ruОн живёт не в университетском городке.
deEr lebt außerhalb der Universität.
Tom lives off campus.
deTom lebt außerhalb der Universität.
I live off campus.
Forms
lives off, living off, lived off, lived off| Base form | live off · to live off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lives off |
| Present participle | living off |
| Past simple | lived off |
| Past participle | lived off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- 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.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb