live for
phrasal verb
lived for; living for; lives for
1
: to wait or hope for (something) very eagerly
I live for the day when we'll be together!
2
: to think of (something) as the most important or enjoyable part of one's life
She lives for her work.
3
: to think of (something) as a reason for being alive
He's depressed and feels as if he has nothing left to live for.
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Adult flies can live for about two weeks, says Oi.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
Cybulski died Saturday after living for four years with glioblastoma multiforme, a brain tumor, a publicist announced.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Walmart’s Early Black Friday deals are live for the next two days, which means this is prime time for the random but necessary upgrades that make life easier.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Behn is a state representative who has focused her campaign on lowering the cost of living for working-class Tennesseans, lowering grocery prices by ending the president's tariff's on foreign goods, and making health care more affordable by extending expiring marketplace subsidies.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
Cybulski died Saturday after living for four years with glioblastoma multiforme, a brain tumor, a publicist announced.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Walmart’s Early Black Friday deals are live for the next two days, which means this is prime time for the random but necessary upgrades that make life easier.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Behn is a state representative who has focused her campaign on lowering the cost of living for working-class Tennesseans, lowering grocery prices by ending the president's tariff's on foreign goods, and making health care more affordable by extending expiring marketplace subsidies.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Live for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20for. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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