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lived off

lived off is the simple past and past participle of live off.

Meaning of live off

Verb

live off (third-person singular simple present lives off, present participle living off, simple past and past participle lived off)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To depend on financially.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things.
    • When I was a student, I lived off baked potatoes.
    Synonyms:
    live on

Questions about lived off

What is lived off the simple past and past participle of?
Lived off is the simple past and past participle of live off.

Words near lived off in the dictionary

  1. lived in the moment
  2. lived in the past
  3. lived in the shadow of
  4. lived it up
  5. lived large
  6. lived off
  7. lived off the country
  8. lived on
  9. lived on the edge
  10. lived one's best life
  11. lived one's own life

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