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to live off
[phrase form: live]
01
to financially survive by depending on someone or something else
Transitive: to live off a financial resource
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
state verb
regular
inseparable
particle
off
base verb
live
present tense
live off
3rd person singular
lives off
present participle
living off
past simple
lived off
past participle
lived off
Examples
The unemployed man is currently living off his savings until he finds a new job.
02
to depend on a particular food for survival
Transitive: to live off specific food items
Examples
The survivalist lived off wild plants and insects in the wilderness.
