live with sb
phrasal verb.phrasal verb. To share a home with another person. You live in the same house or apartment as them.
phrasal verb. To cohabit or share one's residence with another person. This is a literal, transitive prepositional verb.
I live with my parents.
When I was a student, I lived with three other people to save money on rent.
He found it increasingly difficult to live with a partner whose political views were so diametrically opposed to his own.
- share a home with
- cohabit with
- reside with
- live alone
- live by oneself
- Particles
- with
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- live + with + object
The object is always a person or people with whom one shares a residence.
Contrast with 'live alone' or 'live by oneself'. A simple classroom activity is asking students 'Who do you live with?' to practice the structure.
I live my parents.I live with my parents.The preposition 'with' is necessary to connect the verb 'live' to the person you share a home with.
Last updated April 24, 2026