How to Pronounce "live on"
expression
ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
LIV-awn, LYV-awn, LIV-ahn, LYV-ahn
lɪv/ /ˈɒn
liv-ON
Definition
To depend on something (such as money, food, or support) for your basic needs, or to continue existing or being remembered.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪv/, /ˈɫɪv/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
British English
lɪv/ /ˈɒn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LIV-awn, LYV-awn, LIV-ahn, LYV-ahn
UK
liv-ON
Listen in Context
Many people have to live on a small salary.
Some animals can live on only plants.
He could hardly live on the money he earned.
After her parents died, her memory lived on in the family.