Usually means: Devote existence to passion or purpose.
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  1. live for: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. live for: Merriam-Webster
  3. live for: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. Live For: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. live for: Wiktionary

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  1. live for: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (live for)

verb:  To deeply enjoy or be fulfilled by something esteemed as very important in one's life.
verb:  To find a reason to continue having the will to live.
verb:  To eagerly await or hope for (a significant life event).

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