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lives off

lives off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lives off

What is lives off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lives off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of live off.

Words near lives off in the dictionary

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

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