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live and breathe

live and breathe verb: to be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something).

Verb

live and breathe (third-person singular simple present lives and breathes, present participle living and breathing, simple past and past participle lived and breathed)

  1. (transitive) To be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something).
    • To run a successful business, you have to live and breathe your product.

Forms of live and breathe

third-person singular presentlives and breathes
present participleliving and breathing
past participlelived and breathed
pastlived and breathed
alternative formlive, sleep, and breathe

Questions about live and breathe

What does live and breathe mean?
Live and breathe means to be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something).
What part of speech is live and breathe?
Live and breathe is a verb.
What is the past tense of live and breathe?
The past tense of live and breathe is lived and breathed.

Words near live and breathe in the dictionary

  1. live actresses
  2. live album
  3. live albums
  4. live ammunition
  5. live ammunitions
  6. live and breathe
  7. live and die by
  8. live and learn
  9. live and let live
  10. live at Her Majesty's pleasure
  11. live beyond one's means

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