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live to fight another day

live to fight another day verb: to persist despite a failure or difficulty.

Verb

live to fight another day (third-person singular simple present lives to fight another day, present participle living to fight another day, simple past and past participle lived to fight another day)

  1. To persist despite a failure or difficulty.

Forms of live to fight another day

third-person singular presentlives to fight another day
present participleliving to fight another day
past participlelived to fight another day
pastlived to fight another day
alternative formlive to see another day

Questions about live to fight another day

What does live to fight another day mean?
Live to fight another day means to persist despite a failure or difficulty.
What part of speech is live to fight another day?
Live to fight another day is a verb.
What is the past tense of live to fight another day?
The past tense of live to fight another day is lived to fight another day.

Words near live to fight another day in the dictionary

  1. live tally
  2. live the dream
  3. live through
  4. live time
  5. live times
  6. live to fight another day
  7. live to regret
  8. live to tell the tale
  9. live together
  10. live tweet
  11. live under a rock

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