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living off

living off is the present participle and gerund 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 living off

What is living off the present participle and gerund of?
Living off is the present participle and gerund of live off.

Words near living off in the dictionary

  1. living mulches
  2. living museum
  3. living museums
  4. living newspaper
  5. living newspapers
  6. living off
  7. living off the country
  8. living on
  9. living on the edge
  10. living one's best life
  11. living one's own life

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