Live Definition

lĭv
lived, lives, living, liver 1
verb
lived, lives, living
To remain alive.
Webster's New World
To be alive; have life.
Webster's New World
To spend; pass.
To live a useful life.
Webster's New World
To act (a role in a play) very convincingly or feelingly.
Webster's New World
To last; endure.
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adjective
liver 1
Having life; not dead.
Webster's New World
Of the living state or living beings.
Webster's New World
Having positive qualities, as of warmth, vigor, vitality, brightness, brilliance, etc.
A live organization, a live color.
Webster's New World
Of immediate or present interest.
A live issue.
Webster's New World
Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively.
A live crowd at the parade; a live party.
American Heritage
adverb
In, from, or at an actual or public performance.
Recorded live at a nightclub.
Webster's New World

Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

The concert was broadcast live by radio.
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idiom
live it up
  • To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.
American Heritage
live off
  • To enjoy the best of everything; live in comfort or luxury.
American Heritage
live up to
  • To live or act in accordance with:

    lived up to their parents' ideals.

  • To prove equal to:

    a new technology that did not live up to our expectations.

American Heritage
live and let live
  • to do as one wishes and let other people do the same; be tolerant
Webster's New World
live something down
  • to succeed in making others forget the memory or shame of (one's fault, misdeed, etc.)
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Other Word Forms of Live

Adjective

Base Form:
live
Comparative:
liver 1

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Live

Origin of Live

  • From Middle English liven, from Old English libban, lifian (“to live"), from Proto-Germanic *libjanÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“leave, cling, linger"). Cognate with West Frisian libje, Old Saxon libbian (German Low German lÄ™ven (“to live")), Dutch leven, Old High German lebÄ“n (German leben), Old Norse lifa (Swedish leva), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English liven from Old English libban, lifian leip- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Short for alive

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See alive

    From Wiktionary

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