live on meaning and definition

LIVE ON verb

Definition of live on (verb)

1. continue to live through hardship or adversity
   • "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
   • synonyms: endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, survive