live together

Related to live together: cohabit

live together

To live in the same house or apartment together. When talking about people in a romantic relationship, it usually implies that they are not married. My brother and I have started living together to save on rent in the city. I just can't understand why you would get married to someone before you've had a chance to live with them for a while.
See also: live, together
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

live together

 
1. [for two people] to dwell in the same place. I live together with my sister in the house my parents left us. Henry and Jill live together in their parents' house.
2. [for two people] to dwell together in a romantic relationship. I heard that Sally and Sam are living together. They are living together and may get married.
See also: live, together
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

live together

Cohabit, especially when not married. For example, "I ... am only concerned that their living together before the marriage took place should be so generally known" (Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813). [c. 1800] Also see live in sin.
See also: live, together
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

live together

v.
1. To dwell in the same house or premises: My children, parents, grandparents, and I all live together in one big house. We live together with my cats and dogs.
2. To cohabit with someone, especially in a sexual relationship when not legally married: We might get married someday, but right now we are living together. I've been living together with my partner for a year.
See also: live, together
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a sugar daddy
  • add up to the same thing
  • amount to the same thing
  • amount/come to the same thing
  • close enough for government work
  • Government
  • not (even) go there
  • not go there
  • a smoke-filled room
  • good enough for government work
References in periodicals archive
Forcing couple to live together in our society is creating troubles.
No alimony sans conjugal rights: SC
"It was easy to live together in this village before.
Myanmar communities torn apart by sectarian unrest
One option for couples who live together but do not marry is to sign a legally binding cohabitation agreement.
Government backs down on reform for live-in couples
In a statement, the comedians' PR representative Neil Reading said the couple made the decision six months ago but had continued to live together in "constant discussion".
Henry and French sad at split
INCREASINGLY couples live together, or cohabit, without marrying or entering into a civil partnership.
Plan for your partner and family with a will; ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
"Muslims and Christians will continue to live together in Mosul," the clergy said in a release received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
Christian clergy in Ninewa calls on followers to be patient
SEPARATING couples are being forced to live together thanks to the adverse economic climate, despite the breakdown of their relationships, More than one in four couples, 28% according to a new survey, who split up have no choice but to continue living together, says a survey by house and flatshare website EasyRoommate.
Splitting up, but I'm not leaving you
Do Americans believe that couples who live together before they walk down the aisle have better marriages?
By Age 24, Marriage Wins Out; At age 24, 30% are married while 20% are living together with someone
"It's taking longer to sell the house, it's increasing pressure on the parties who are still having to live together in the same house."
Credit crunch is new blow for splitting couples
It's taking longer to sell the house and increasing pressure on the parties who are still having to live together in the same house because they can't afford to live separately."
Separating couples must carry on living together
President Thomas Jefferson condemned slavery but didn't believe whites and liberated blacks could live together in harmony: His cousin Richard Randolph and ninety blacks set out to prove him wrong, and built a bastion of freedom in his heritage to bondsman Hercules White and dozens of other slaves.
Coming Apart: Israel on the Appomattox
The Tory rule changed an existing rule whereby couples were able to live together for up to three years before they were considered spouses.
Ontario retreats from appealing spouse-in-the-house decision
Do you all live together? At the start it was just two of us - now three of us live together.
Mailmusic: Our B-sides beat most new albums; 60-second interview
In a February 8 letter to the people of Torit, the bishop explained his desire "to begin a simple village that will bring together different tribes that will live together in harmony and be a 'flame of peace' in Sudan."
Vatican City -- Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop Paride Taban, 68, of Torit in Sudan's wartorn south
The sun was setting over the picturesque mountains as we heard the reverend say, "On this day you have declared that you will live together in marriage, and on this day, I declare you wed."
Our readers get married: gay and lesbian couples from around the world talk about the special day they said "I do"