live

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adjective

The definition of live is seeing or hearing a performance as it is happening, not prerecorded.
An example of live is going to a concert.

verb

Live is defined as to have life, continue to be alive, to reside somewhere or to behave throughout one's life in a particular way.
1. An example of live is a person who's heart is beating and brain is functioning.
2. An example of live is a deer that was hit by a car, but is still walking and breathing.
3. An example of live is where a person sleeps and calls home.
4. An example of live is a person who spends their life being cautious.

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live

intransitive verb

lived, liv′ing

to be alive; have life
1. to remain alive
2. to last; endure
1. to pass one's life in a specified manner: to live happily
2. to regulate or conduct one's life: to live by a strict moral code
to enjoy a full and varied life: he really knows how to live
1. to maintain life; support oneself: to live on a pension
2. to be dependent for a living (with off)
to feed; subsist; depend on or have as one's usual food: to live on fruits and nuts
to make one's dwelling; reside
to remain in human memory: men's good deeds live after them

Origin of live

Middle English liven from Old English libban (akin to Old Norse lifa, Gothic liban, German leben) from Indo-European an unverified form lib(h)s- from base an unverified form leibh-, to live

to practice or carry out in one's life: to live one's faith
to spend; pass: to live a useful life
to act (a role in a play) very convincingly or feelingly

live Idioms

live and let live

to do as one wishes and let other people do the same; be tolerant

live something down

Informal to succeed in making others forget the memory or shame of (one's fault, misdeed, etc.)

live high

to live in luxury

live in

to live at the place where one is in domestic service

live it up

Informal

to have a joyous or merry time
to indulge in pleasures, extravagances, etc. that one usually forgoes

live out

to live until the end of; last through
to sleep away from the place where one is in domestic service

live together

to dwell with each other; specif., to cohabit

live up to

to live or act in accordance with (certain ideals, promises, expectations, etc.)

live well

to live in luxury
to lead a virtuous life

live with

to dwell with; be a lodger at the home of
to cohabit with
to tolerate; bear; endure

where one lives

Slang in a sensitive or vulnerable area

having life; not dead
of the living state or living beings
having positive qualities, as of warmth, vigor, vitality, brightness, brilliance, etc.: a live organization, a live color
of immediate or present interest: a live issue
1. still burning or glowing: a live spark
2. not extinct: a live volcano
not yet burned: said of a match
charged for explosion; unexploded: a live shell
carrying an electric current: a live wire
in the native state; not quarried or mined: live rocks
having resilience or elasticity: a live rubber ball
fresh; pure: said of the air
1. involving an appearance or performance in person, rather than a filmed or recorded one; transmitted during the actual performance: a live broadcast
2. recorded at a public performance
Mech. imparting motion or power
Printing set up ready to be printed
Sports in play: a live ball

Origin of live

aphetic for alive

in, from, or at an actual or public performance: recorded live at a nightclub

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live

verb

lived, liv·ing, lives

verb

intransitive

To be alive; exist.
To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.
To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.
To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.
To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.
To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.
To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.

verb

transitive

To spend or pass (one's life).
To go through; experience: lived a nightmare.
To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs.

Phrasal Verbs: live down To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time. live in To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in. live out To live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out. live with To put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it.

Origin of live

Middle English liven from Old English libban, lifian ; see leip- in Indo-European roots.

adjective

Having life; alive: live animals. See Synonyms at living.
Of, related to, or occurring during the life of one that is living: a live birth; the live weight of an animal before being slaughtered.
Of current interest or relevance: a live topic; still a live option.
Informal Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively: a live crowd at the parade; a live party.
Glowing; burning: live coals.
Not yet exploded but capable of being fired: live ammunition.
Electricity Carrying an electric current or energized with electricity: live cables lying dangerously on the ground.
Not mined or quarried; in the natural state: live ore.
a. Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded: a live television program.
b. Involving performers or spectators who are physically present: live entertainment; a live audience.
Of, relating to, or containing living bacteria or active viruses, sometimes in an attenuated form: live yogurt cultures; a live measles vaccine.
Printing Not yet set into type: live copy.
Sports In play: a live ball.

adverb

At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance: The landing on the moon was telecast live.

Origin of live

Short for alive

Related Forms:

live′ness
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present lives, present participle living, simple past and past participle lived)

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
(intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere.
I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.
He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
(intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
Her memory lives in that song.
(intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
You'll just have to live with it!
I can't live in a world without you.
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
To live an idle or a useful life.
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
To outlast danger; to float; said of a ship, boat, etc.
No ship could live in such a storm.

Related terms

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Origin

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 ðŒ»ðŒ¹ðŒ±ðŒ°ðŒ½ (liban).

Adjective

(not comparable)

(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
The post office will not ship live animals.
Being in existence; actual
He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
Having active properties; being energized.
Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
the live spindle of a lathe
(sports) Still in active play.
a live ball
(broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
The station presented a live news program every evening.
Of a performance or speech, in person.
This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
Use caution when working near live wires.
(poker) 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.
Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors" or “live action".
Being in a state of ignition; burning.
a live coal; live embers

Usage notes

Live in the sense of "having life" is used only attributively (before a noun), as in "live animals". Predicatively (after the noun), alive is used, as in "be alive". Living may be used either attributively or predicatively.

Adverb

(comparative more live, superlative most live)

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

Origin

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(1) An event that is broadcast or recorded as it happens. See real time.

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live - Medical Definition

adj.

Having life; alive.
Relating to or containing living bacteria or active viruses, sometimes in an attenuated form.

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