Definitions

live out

[liv-out] / ˈlɪvˌaʊt /

VERB

endure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brave encounter experience face feel go through know ride out suffer sustain tolerate undergo weather withstand

STRONG

abide accustom allow brook countenance eat permit stand stick stomach support swallow take

WEAK

be patient with bear the brunt cope with grin and bear it hang in keep up live through meet with never say die put up with repress feelings resign oneself sit through stick it out subject to submit to take it take patiently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow halt hide refuse reject retreat run away stop surrender yield

STRONG

deny disapprove hold keep maintain oppose resist

WEAK

discontinue

VERB

hang tough

Synonyms

WEAK

be patient with bear bear the brunt brave cope with face go through grin and bear it gut it out hang in hang in there keep up live through meet with never say die put up with ride out sit through stand stick in there stick it out stomach suffer swallow take take it tough it out weather withstand

VERB

survive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand

STRONG

outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive

WEAK

be extant be left carry on carry through come through cut it get on go all the way go the limit hold out keep afloat live down live on live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject

STRONG

give up leave quit stop

WEAK

cease

Example Sentences

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He could stay and live out his term.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

Later Lisa, who often escapes but then allows herself to be brought back, snaps, “Who in their right mind would wanna live out there?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I think about my mother and father coming here to give their son a chance to live out his dreams.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

"She will live out the rest of her life down there at Dalscone, probably being better looked after than I will be," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

David Ockeridge and Duncan Priest’re popular, but they live out Castlemorton and Corse Lawn way.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

live out

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