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Meaning of live with | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To share an abode as an unmarried partner in a sexual relationship.
    idiomatic, transitive
  2. To regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate.
    idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“France's final terms for an Indochina settlement would be terms which the United States can live with.”
“Israelis don't like the rioting and Molotov cocktails, but they can live with it.”
“In school systems, leaders have to live with collectivist ideals, which very often get in the way of meaningful and necessary change.”
“Halsall responded: "We need to quietly recognise that we are no longer reacting to a pandemic, but living with one. [...]."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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