live

Fetched 2026-10-27 (live).

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Verb

1. To be alive; to have life.
   • He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
2. To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
   • I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.
   • I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
3. (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
   • I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
4. To survive; to persevere; to continue.
5. To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
   • Her memory lives in that song.
6. To cope.
   • You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you.
7. To pass life in a specified manner.
   • It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after.
8. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
   • To live an idle or a useful life.
9. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
10. To live as; to live being.
11. To outlast danger; to float.
    • That rockslide trapped me in a cave, and I was trapped for three days, but I lived.
    • No ship could live in such a storm.
    • I don't know how I lived that, I should've died like 8 times.
12. To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
    • It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread. Man shall not live by bread alone.
13. To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
    • I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
14. To spend a great deal of time in a particular place.
    • She lives on the Internet.

Adjective

1. Having life; that is alive.
   • The post office will not ship live animals.
2. Being in existence; actual.
   • He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
3. Having active properties; being energized.
   • Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
4. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc. Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
5. Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
6. Taken from a living animal.
   • live feathers
7. Imparting power; having motion.
   • the live spindle of a lathe
   • a live, or driving, axle
8. Still in active play.
   • a live ball
9. Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
10. Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
    • The station presented a live news program every evening.
    • Are we live?
11. In person.
    • This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
12. Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
    • a live album
13. Able to fire or explode .
    • The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
14. Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
15. Electrically charged or energized, usually with a risk of causing electrocution if touched.
    • Use caution when working near live wires.
16. Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
    • Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
17. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases "live actors" or "live action".
18. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
    • a live coal; live embers
19. Vivid; bright.
20. Energetic, attentive, active.
    • a live man, or orator
21. Energetic, attentive, active.
    • a live man, or orator
22. Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
23. Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.

Adverb

1. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
   • The concert was broadcast live by radio.
2. Of making a performance or speech, in person.
   • He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.

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