live for

für etwas leben

Etwas so sehr lieben, dass es zu den wichtigsten Dingen im eigenen Leben gehört.

In einfachem Englisch: To enjoy something so much that it is one of the most important things in your life.

• I live for music.
• He lived for those quiet evenings with his family.
• Do you live for the weekend?

So benutzt man es: live for something (She lives for the excitement of performing.)

Synonyme: adore, love

Häufige Wendungen: live for music, live for weekends

für jemanden leben, für etwas leben

Jemanden oder etwas als Grund haben, weiterleben zu wollen.

In einfachem Englisch: To have someone or something that gives you a reason to stay alive.

• He has his children to live for.
• After the loss, she found something new to live for.
• What gave him a reason to live for another day?

So benutzt man es: have something/someone to live for (She knew she still had her children to live for.)

Häufige Wendungen: live for someone, live for something

herbeisehnen

Ein zukünftiges Ereignis, das das Leben verbessern würde, sehr stark herbeiwünschen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hope strongly for a future event that would make your life better.

• I live for the day we meet again.
• She lived for the moment her son would come home.
• They live for the day when peace returns.

So benutzt man es: live for the day when… (He lives for the day when he can return home.)

Synonyme: long for, look forward to

Häufige Wendungen: live for tomorrow, live for that day