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Definition of 'live' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) live
to be alive.

2.  live
to continue to have life; remain alive:
to live to a ripe old age.

3.  live
to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last:
a book that lives in my memory.

4.  live
to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself:
to live on one's income.

5.  live
to feed or subsist (usu. fol. by on or upon):
to live on rice and bananas.

6.  live
to dwell or reside.

7.  live
to pass life in a specified manner:
They lived happily ever after.

8.  live
to direct or regulate one's life:
to live by the golden rule.

9.  live
to experience or enjoy life to the full:
At 50 she was just beginning to live.

10.  live
to cohabit (usu. fol. by with).

11. (v.t.) live
to pass (life):
to live a life of ease.

12.  live
to practice, represent, or exhibit in one's life:
to live one's philosophy.

13.  live
live down, to cause (a mistake, disgrace, etc.) to be forgotten or forgiven through one's subsequent blameless behavior.

14.  live
live up to, to behave so as to satisfy or represent (ideals, standards, etc.).

15. (adj.) live
being alive; living:
live animals.

16.  live
of, pertaining to, or during the life of a living being:
the animal's live weight.

17.  live
characterized by or indicating the presence of living creatures:
the live sounds of the forest.

18.  live
Informal. (of a person) energetic; alert; lively:
The club members are a really live bunch.

19.  live
full of life, energy, or activity:
His approach is live and fresh.

20.  live
burning or glowing:
live coals.

21.  live
having resilience or bounce:
a live tennis ball.

22.  live
being in play, as a baseball or football.

23.  live
loaded or unexploded:
live ammunition.

24.  live
made up of people who are actually present:
to perform before a live audience.

25.  live
broadcast while happening or being performed:
a live telecast.

26.  live
being highly resonant or reverberant, as an auditorium or concert hall.

27.  live
vivid or bright, as color.

28.  live
of current interest or importance:
live issues.

29.  live
moving or imparting motion:
the live head on a lathe.

30.  live
still in use, or to be used, as type set up or copy for printing.

31.  live
electrically connected to a source of potential difference, or electrically charged so as to have a potential different from that of earth:
a live wire.

32. (adv.) live
by transmission at the actual moment of occurrence or performance:
a program broadcast live.

Etymology:  (1535–45; aph. form of alive)

Definition of 'live' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) live, unrecorded
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
"a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"

2. (adj) live
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"

3. (adj) alive(p), live
possessing life
"the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

4. (adj) live(a)
highly reverberant
"a live concert hall"

5. (adj) live
charged with an explosive
"live ammunition"; "a live bomb"

6. (adj) bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy
elastic; rebounds readily
"clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

7. (adj) live
abounding with life and energy
"the club members are a really live bunch"

8. (adj) live
in current use or ready for use
"live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"

9. (adj) live
of current relevance
"a live issue"; "still a live option"

10. (adj) hot, live
charged or energized with electricity
"a hot wire"; "a live wire"

11. (verb) alive, live
capable of erupting
"a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"

12. (verb) populate, dwell, live, inhabit
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
"People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

13. (verb) live
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
"we had to live frugally after the war"

14. (verb) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

15. (verb) exist, survive, live, subsist
support oneself
"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"

16. (verb) be, live
have life, be alive
"Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

17. (verb) know, experience, live
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
"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 divorces"

18. (adverb) live
pursue a positive and satisfying existence
"You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

19. (adverb) live
not recorded
"the opera was broadcast live"


Definition of 'live' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) live
to be or stay alive
My great-grandfather lived when there were few cars around.; They were not sure if she would live or not.

2.  live
to have your home somewhere
Where do you live?; We've lived in Germany for three years.; She lives at 32 Laurel Road.; Do you live in a house or an apartment?

3.  live
to have a particular type of life
We live a simple life.; The villagers live in fear of rebel attacks.; to live in comfort/poverty/peace

4.  live
can live with
indicates you can accept sth you do not like very much
I can live with the noise, but not the smell.

5. (adjective) live
living, not dead
a live mouse

6.  live
having electricity running through
a live wire

7.  live
(of a TV or radio show) being broadcast and seen or heard at the same time
a live talk show

8.  live
(of a concert, performance, etc.) performed in front of an audience
a live performance

9.  live
(of ammunition, bullets, etc.) real and able to explode
live ammunition

10. (adverb) live
at the same time as being seen or heard
We're broadcasting live from Times Square.

11.  live
in front of an audience, not recorded
She would be singing live to a huge audience.


Definition of 'live' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) live
having life; alive; living; not dead

2. (adj) live
being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers

3. (adj) live
full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator

4. (adj) live
vivid; bright

5. (adj) live
imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe

6. (noun) live
life

7. (verb) live
to be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity

8. (verb) live
to pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully

9. (verb) live
to make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside

10. (verb) live
to be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc

11. (verb) live
to enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness

12. (verb) live
to feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on; as, horses live on grass and grain

13. (verb) live
to have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith

14. (verb) live
to be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils

15. (verb) live
to outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm

16. (verb) live
to spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life

17. (verb) live
to act habitually in conformity with; to practice


Definitions of 'live' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  live
[common] Opposite of ‘test’. Refers to actual real-world data or a program working with it. For example, the response to “I think the record deleter is finishedmight be “Is it live yet?” or “Have you tried it out on live data?” This usage usually carries the connotation that live data is more fragile and must not be corrupted, or bad things will happen. So a more appropriate response might be: “Well, make sure it works perfectly before we throw live data at it.” The implication here is that record deletion is something pretty significant, and a haywire record-deleter running amok live would probably cause great harm.


Translation of 'live' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to have life; to be alive
This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: lewe Arabic flag Arabic: يَحْيا Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: живея
Brazilian flag Brazilian: viver Czech flag Czech: žít German flag German: leben
Danish flag Danish: leve Greek flag Greek: ζω Spanish flag Spanish: vivir
Estonian flag Estonian: elama Farsi flag Farsi: زندگی کردن Finnish flag Finnish: elää
French flag French: vivre Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִחיוֹת Hindi flag Hindi: जीवित रहना
Croatian flag Croatian: živjeti Hungarian flag Hungarian: él Indonesian flag Indonesian: hidup
Icelandic flag Icelandic: lifa Italian flag Italian: vivere Japanese flag Japanese: 生きている
Korean flag Korean: 살다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gyventi, būti gyvam Latvian flag Latvian: dzīvot; eksistēt
Malay flag Malay: hidup Dutch flag Dutch: leven Norwegian flag Norwegian: leve
Polish flag Polish: żyć Persian flag Persian: زندگی کردن Pashto flag Pashto: ژوند كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: viver Romanian flag Romanian: a trăi Russian flag Russian: жить
Slovak flag Slovak: žiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: živeti Serbian flag Serbian: živeti
Swedish flag Swedish: leva Thai flag Thai: มีชีวิต Turkish flag Turkish: yaşamak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 有生命,活著 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: жити Urdu flag Urdu: زندہ رہنا، با حیات ہونا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: có sự sống Chinese flag Chinese: 生存,活着

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