live on

1. Remain in human memory, as in This book will live on long after the author's death .

2. Continue to survive, especially unexpectedly, as in They thought the cancer would kill her, but Lucy lived on for another twenty years .

3. Be financially supported by, subsist on, as in His pension is too small to live on . [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

For more on this story, watch Wales Live on BBC iPlayer.

From BBC

Nudibranches tend to live on the seafloor and in coastal environments, such as coral reefs, kelp forests and tide pools.

From Los Angeles Times

The drug, called Enhertu, can give patients with a specific type of incurable breast cancer an extra six months to live on average.

From BBC

Speaking on Radio 5 Live on Thursday, Morgan said the UK had to "keep as good a relationship with the United States as we can".

From BBC

Toobin said live, on CNN, that the pair would have limited success because “there is a very boring and very important law called the Administrative Procedures Act, which governs how the government moves along in terms of changing how it works.”

From Salon

Related Words

• advance
• carry on
• carry over
• endure
• extend
• go on
• last
• linger
• maintain
• persist
• progress
• promote
• pursue
• reach
• remain
• stay
• survive
• sustain