live

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: lĭv, IPA: /lɪv/
• Hyphenation: live

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
   • He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
2. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
   • I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
   1. (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
      • I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
3. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
4. (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
   • Her memory lives in that song.
5. (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
   • You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
6. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
   • It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
7. (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
   • To live an idle or a useful life.
8. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
9. (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
10. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
    • No ship could live in such a storm.
11. (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
    • It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.   Man shall not live by bread alone.
12. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
    • I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: līv; IPA: /laɪv/

Adjective

live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

1. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
   • The post office will not ship live animals.
2. Being in existence; actual.
   • He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
3. Having active properties; being energized.
   • Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
4. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
   1. (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
5. Taken from a living animal.
   • live feathers
6. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
   • the live spindle of a lathe
   • a live, or driving, axle
7. (sports) Still in active play.
   • a live ball
8. (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
9. (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
   • The station presented a live news program every evening.
   • Are we live?
10. (of a performance or speech) In person.
    • This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
11. (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
    • a live album
12. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
    • The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
13. Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
14. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
    • Use caution when working near live wires.
15. (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.
16. (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
17. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
    • a live coal; live embers
18. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
19. (slang)
    1. (dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
       • a live man, or orator
    2. Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.

Adverb

live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

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

Anagrams

• Levi, Viel, evil, veil, vile, vlei

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːvə/, [ˈliːʊ̯ə], [ˈliːʊ]

Verb

live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, perfect tense har livet)

1. enliven

Adverb

live

1. live (as it happens)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈlive]
• Hyphenation: li‧ve

Adverb

live (lative liven)

1. (neologism) on the left
   • Synonym: maldekstre
   • Antonym: dekstre

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈliʋeˣ/, [ˈliʋe̞(ʔ)]
• Syllabification: li‧ve

Noun

live

1. (dialectal) lye

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈliʋe/, [ˈliʋe̞]
• Syllabification: li‧ve

Noun

live

1. (in compounds) live

Anagrams

• Elvi, Veli, ilve, veli

Adjective

live

1. recorded at a concert as opposed to in a studio
2. in real time
3. (Quebec, Eastern Ontario) now, at this moment.

Noun

live m (plural live or lives)

1. live stream, a video broadcast in real time, a Q&A (even written) in real time
   • Synonym: direct
   • comment faire un live sur YouTube ― how to do a livestream on YouTube
   • Le Monde a fait un live pendant le confinement. - Le Monde did a live Q&A during the lockdown.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /laɪ̯f/

Adverb

live

1. (broadcast, event) live (at it happens, in real time, directly)
   • Synonyms: direkt, in Echtzeit

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlajv/

Adjective

live (invariable)

1. performed or recorded live
   • Synonym: dal vivo

Noun

live m (invariable)

1. live broadcast; live reporting

Anagrams

• Levi, levi, veli, vile

Verb

līvē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of līveō

Verb

live

1. Alternative form of lyven

Pronunciation

• IPA: /²liːʋə/

Noun

live n

1. dative singular of liv

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑɪ̯ʋ/

Adjective

live (singular and plural live)

1. live (some technical senses)
   1. (broadcasting) on air
   2. (of a performance or speech) in person
   3. (entertainment, performing) recorded in front of a live audience

Pronunciation

• IPA: /²liːʋə/

Verb

live (present tense liver, past tense livde, past participle livt/livd, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative liv)

1. (transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements

Noun

live n (definite singular livet, uncountable)

1. (rare) shelter, cover, protection, especially from the elements
   • Synonyms: le, livd, ly

Pronunciation

• IPA: /²liːʋə/

Verb

live (present tense livar, past tense liva, past participle liva, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative live/liv)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to liven

Anagrams

• elvi, evli, leiv, Levi, veil

Noun

live m (plural lives)

1. book

Alternative forms

• lajw

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lajf/
• Syllabification: live

Adjective

live (not comparable)

1. (broadcasting, colloquial, postpositive) live (seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens)
2. (colloquial, music, postpositive) live (made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)

Adverb

live (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, postpositive) live (as it happens)
   • Synonym: na żywo
   • Antonym: z puszki

Noun

live m inan

1. (broadcasting, colloquial) live transmission
2. (colloquial, music) live recording (recording made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)

Pronunciation

Noun

live m (plural lives)

1. video stream (either a live stream or a recording of a past live stream)
   • Synonym: direto
   • Hoje assisti ao live que fizeram na semana passada.

     • Today, I've watched the stream that they did last week.

Adjective

live m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. live

Adverb

live

1. live

Noun

líve class 5 (plural émáve class 6)

1. country

Verb

live (present participle liveen)

1. to live