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Meaning of live in sin | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To cohabit as if husband and wife without being married.

idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

“Ralph: Athene gone and got married? Builder: No. It's—it's that she's gone and—and not got married. . . . I suppose you'd have me eat humble pie and tell Athene she can go on living in sin and offending society.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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