Collocations for live - verb
1. in a place
ADVERB
alone
together
She disapproves of unmarried couples living together.
together
She disapproves of unmarried couples living together.
apart,
separately
The two sisters have lived apart for two years.
children living separately from their parents
The two sisters have lived apart for two years.
children living separately from their parents
independently
older people still living independently
older people still living independently
communally
abroad
permanently
I'm not going to live here permanently.
abroad
permanently
I'm not going to live here permanently.
PREPOSITION
among
They lived among the people of this remote island.
They lived among the people of this remote island.
at
She's lived at this same address for four years.
She's lived at this same address for four years.
in
He lives in Cape Town.
He lives in Cape Town.
near
She lives quite near here.
She lives quite near here.
with
I still live with my parents.
I still live with my parents.
PHRASES
live at home
He's still living at home (= with his parents).
He's still living at home (= with his parents).
a place to live
young couples looking for a place to live
young couples looking for a place to live
2. be alive
ADVERB
longer
Women live longer than men in general.
Women live longer than men in general.
forever
Who wants to live forever? I don't.
Who wants to live forever? I don't.
happily (ever after)
All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after.
All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after.
comfortably,
well
Most of the people live very well, with nice houses and plenty to eat.
They'll have enough money to live comfortably.
Most of the people live very well, with nice houses and plenty to eat.
They'll have enough money to live comfortably.
fully
I did want to live more fully.
I did want to live more fully.
dangerously
Tonight she felt like living dangerously.
Tonight she felt like living dangerously.
amicably,
harmoniously,
peaceably,
peacefully
the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else
the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else
quietly
He was living quietly with his family.
He was living quietly with his family.
cheaply
You can live there quite cheaply.
You can live there quite cheaply.
frugally,
modestly
They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils.
They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils.
vicariously
She tried to live vicariously through her children.
She tried to live vicariously through her children.
PREPOSITION
in
Many of the people live in poverty and misery.
Many of the people live in poverty and misery.
through
She lived through two world wars.
She lived through two world wars.
with
people living with AIDS
people living with AIDS
without
I absolutely could not live without my cell phone!
I absolutely could not live without my cell phone!
PHRASES
(for) as long as you live
I shall remember this day for as long as I live.
I shall remember this day for as long as I live.
learn to live with sth
people who are learning to live with disability
people who are learning to live with disability
live a life of sth
He's now living a life of luxury in Australia.
He's now living a life of luxury in Australia.
live to (be) 80, 90, etc.,
live to the age of 80, 90, etc.
She lived to the age of 95.
She lived to the age of 95.
the world we live in
teaching children about the world we live in
teaching children about the world we live in
Live is used with these nouns as the subject:
exile, inhabitant, population, refugee, settler, species
exile, inhabitant, population, refugee, settler, species
Live is used with these nouns as the object:
dream, existence, fantasy, lie, life, lifestyle, lifetime, nightmare, vocation
dream, existence, fantasy, lie, life, lifestyle, lifetime, nightmare, vocation