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  • "Live in" is used for cities, countries, etc.
  • "Live on" is used for streets, floors of a building, islands, etc.
  • "Live at" is used for a specific address
For example, I live in California. I used to live in Ireland. I live on the third floor. I would like to live on the Big Island of Hawaii. I live at 1234 Main Street.
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When to use live in or live at or live on?

Most English people live in England. Jack lives at 93, Main Street. The quotation "Not by bread alone" means that you can live on bread, but there are far more important aspects to living a good life.


Use live at in a sentence?

They will be performing live at the music festival this weekend.


How do you say live in Hawaiian?

To say "live" in Hawaiian, you can use the word "noho."


How do you say long live in Cebuano?

To say "long live" in Cebuano, you can use the phrase "Mabuhi!"


When to use live in or live at or live on in a sentence?

The rules for when to use 'live in', 'live at' and 'live on' follow from more general rules about when to use 'in', 'at' and 'on'.Use 'in' when the place is thought of as a containing area rather than as a point: An enclosed space:* "He lives in a house/a cave/a hole." An area as opposed to a point in space:* "He lives in this town/city/state/province/country/area/region/galaxy." A time period as opposed to a point in time:* "He lived in the seventeenth century."=== === === === Use 'at' when the place is thought of as a point along a path rather than as an area:A point along a road: * "The US president lives at number 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC." A point in time:* "He lived at the end of the seventeenth century."Use 'on' when the place is thought of as a surface that the thing is in contact with:* "We live on Earth." * "There are some goats living on the mountain." * "There are spiders living on the ceiling."Sometimes, you can use more than one preposition depending on whether you wish to speak about areas, points or surfaces:* "He lives on Pennsylvania Avenue." (understood as a surface) * "He lives in Pennsylvania Avenue." (understood as an area)