Live with

Phrasal Verbs | B2

Listening exercises with “Live with”

The phrasal verb to live with something means to accept a bad or difficult situation, usually because you have no other option. e.g. It’s the worst haircut I’ve ever had, but I suppose I’ll just have to live with it.

This phrasal verb is often used with the verb ‘learn’ – you learn to live with something. This communicates the idea that sometimes you have to adapt to negative situations because you can’t change them. e.g. “Joe generally only gets one or two hours of sleep a night. It’s awful, but he’s learned to live with it”.

Synonyms: to tolerate something, to bear something, to accept something.

Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context – how much can you understand?

Accent: Ireland