live

B1
Pronunciation
/lɪv/
/lɪv/
/laɪv/
/laɪv/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Life

Verb
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

To be alive; to have life.

Example Sentences
  • He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
2 Definition

To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

Example Sentences
  • I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
3 Definition

To survive; to persevere; to continue.

Example Sentences
  • Her memory lives in that song.
4 Definition

To cope.

Example Sentences
  • You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
5 Definition

To pass life in a specified manner.

Example Sentences
  • It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
6 Definition

To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

Example Sentences
  • To live an idle or a useful life.
7 Definition

To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

8 Definition

To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

Example Sentences
  • No ship could live in such a storm.
9 Definition

(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

Example Sentences
  • It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.
10 Definition

To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Example Sentences
  • I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
Adjective
17 definition(s)
1 Definition

(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.

Example Sentences
  • The post office will not ship live animals.
2 Definition

Being in existence; actual

Example Sentences
  • He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
3 Definition

Having active properties; being energized.

4 Definition

Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.

5 Definition

Taken from a living animal.

Example Sentences
  • live feathers
6 Definition

Imparting power; having motion.

Example Sentences
  • a live, or driving, axle
7 Definition

Still in active play.

Example Sentences
  • a live ball
8 Definition

Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.

Example Sentences
  • The station presented a live news program every evening.
9 Definition

(of a performance or speech) In person.

Example Sentences
  • This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
10 Definition

(entertainment, performing) Recorded in front of an audience and not having been edited after recording.

Example Sentences
  • a live album
11 Definition

Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.

Example Sentences
  • The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
12 Definition

(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

Example Sentences
  • Use caution when working near live wires.
13 Definition

Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.

Example Sentences
  • Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
14 Definition

Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

15 Definition

Being in a state of ignition; burning.

Example Sentences
  • a live coal; live embers
16 Definition

Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.

Example Sentences
  • a live man, or orator
17 Definition

Vivid; bright.

Adverb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • The concert was broadcast live by radio.
2 Definition

Of making a performance or speech, in person.

Example Sentences
  • He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.