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live on top of one another

live on top of one another verb: to live in very crowded conditions.

Verb

live on top of one another (third-person singular simple present lives on top of one another, present participle living on top of one another, simple past and past participle lived on top of one another)

  1. (colloquial) To live in very crowded conditions.
    • It was impossible to find a moment of privacy in a flat where we were living on top of one another all the time.

Forms of live on top of one another

third-person singular presentlives on top of one another
present participleliving on top of one another
past participlelived on top of one another
pastlived on top of one another
alternative formeach other

Questions about live on top of one another

What does live on top of one another mean?
Live on top of one another means to live in very crowded conditions.
What part of speech is live on top of one another?
Live on top of one another is a verb.
What is the past tense of live on top of one another?
The past tense of live on top of one another is lived on top of one another.

Words near live on top of one another in the dictionary

  1. live off the country
  2. live off the land
  3. live on
  4. live on tape
  5. live on the edge
  6. live on top of one another
  7. live one
  8. live one's best life
  9. live one's own life
  10. live one's truth
  11. live ones

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