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Meaning of live in English
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Verb
live
Etymology
Old English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave
Definitions
1.
make one's home or live in
Examples
« She resides officially in Iceland »
« I live in a 200-year old house »
« These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted »
« The plains are sparsely populated »
2.
lead a certain kind of life
Examples
« live in a certain style »
« we had to live frugally after the war »
3.
continue to live
Examples
« endure or last »
« We went without water and food for 3 days »
« These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America »
« The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents »
4.
support oneself
Examples
« he could barely exist on such a low wage »
« Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City? »
« Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day »
5.
have life, be alive
Examples
« Our great leader is no more »
« My grandfather lived until the end of war »
6.
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
Examples
« I know the feeling! »
« have you ever known hunger? »
« I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict »
« The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare »
« I lived through two d »
7.
pursue a positive and satisfying existence
Examples
« You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live »
Classifying Adjective
live
Definitions
1.
charged with an explosive
Examples
« live ammunition »
« a live bomb »
Synonyms
loaded
2.
rebounds readily
Examples
« clean bouncy hair »
« a lively tennis ball »
« as resiliant as seasoned hickory »
« springy turf »
Synonyms
elastic
3.
abounding with life and energy
Examples
« the club members are a really live bunch »
Synonyms
lively
4.
in current use or ready for use
Examples
« live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread »
Synonyms
current
5.
of current relevance
Examples
« a live issue »
« still a live option »
Synonyms
current
6.
charged or energized with electricity
Examples
« a hot wire »
« a live wire »
Synonyms
charged
7.
having life
Examples
« a live canary »
« hit a live nerve »
« famous living painters »
« living tissue; »
Synonyms
alive(p)
Adverb
live
Definitions
1.
not recorded
Examples
« the opera was broadcast live »
Qualitative Adjective
live
Etymology
mid 16th century: shortening of alive
Definitions
1.
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
Examples
« a live television program »
« brought to you live from Lincoln Center »
« live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience »
Synonyms
unfilmed
untaped
Antonyms
recorded
2.
showing characteristics of life
Examples
« exerting force or containing energy »
« live coals »
« tossed a live cigarette out the window »
« got a shock from a live wire »
« live ore is unmined ore »
« a live bomb »
« a live ball is one in play »
Synonyms
in play(p)
living(a)
smoldering
smouldering
Antonyms
dead