live on
phrasal verblive on
- to continue to live or exist
- She died ten years ago but her memory lives on.
- He lived on for fifteen years after his wife died.
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live on something
- to eat a particular type of food to live
- Small birds live mainly on insects.
- (often disapproving) to eat only or a lot of a particular type of food
- She lives on burgers.
- to have enough money for the basic things you need to live
- You can't live on forty pounds a week.
- My salary isn't enough for us to live on.