live on

Verb

idiomatic transitive intransitive

(idiomatic, transitive) To survive solely by consuming a certain thing. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure.

Japanese Meaning

（特定のものを摂取することによって）生計を立てる、生き延びる / 逆境や困難に耐え抜く、生き延びる

Many migratory birds live on insects during the summer.

多くの渡り鳥は夏の間、昆虫だけで生きている。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, transitive) To survive solely by consuming a certain thing.

When he was in the rainforest, he lived on bugs and rainwater.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, intransitive) To endure.

Her memory lives on in our hearts.

lives on

（ present singular third-person ）

living on

（ participle present ）

lived on

（ participle past ）

lived on

（ past ）