live for
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]live for (third-person singular simple present lives for, present participle living for, simple past and past participle lived for)
- To deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.
- I live for knowledge.
- To find a reason to continue having the will to live.
- He has been chronically depressed and feels he has nothing to live for.
- To eagerly await or hope for (a significant life event).
- I live for the day I can finally break free from my servitude.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “live for”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “live for”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “live for”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “live for” (US) / “live for” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.