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live
Verb
  • To be alive; to have life. intransitive
  • To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. intransitive
  • To survive; to persevere; to continue. intransitive
  • To cope. intransitive, hyperbolic
  • To pass life in a specified manner. intransitive
  • To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually. transitive
  • To act habitually in conformity with; to practice. transitive
  • To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc). intransitive
  • To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist. intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon"
  • To make the most of life; to experience a full rich life. intransitive, informal
Adjective
  • Having life; that is alive. only used attributively
  • Being in existence; actual
  • Having active properties; being energized.
  • Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
  • Imparting power; having motion. engineering
  • Still in active play. sports
  • Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens. broadcasting
  • Of a performance or speech, in person.
  • 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.
  • Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched. circuitry
  • Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle. poker
  • Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
  • Being in a state of ignition; burning.
  • Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing. obsolete
  • Vivid; bright. obsolete
Adverb
  • Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
  • Of making a performance or speech, in person.