We found 3 definitions of live on from 2 different sources.
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live on - 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?" | ||
survive, last, live, go, endure, hold up, hold out | ||
hold water, hold up, stand up hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration | ||
perennate survive from season to season, of plants | ||
live out work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" |