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live en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɪv/
  • [ˈlɪv]
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Etymology

From Middle English lefe, lifen, libbe, libben, live, luvien, lyven, from Old English libban, lifian (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick”). Cognates Cognate with Yola live (“to live”), North Frisian laawe, lawe, lewe, lewi, lewwe, lääwe (“to live”), Saterland Frisian lieuwje, líeuwje (“to live”), West Frisian libje (“to live”), Alemannic German läbe (“to live”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno lem (“to live”), Dutch leeven, leven (“to live”), German leben (“to live”), German Low German lęven (“to live”), Limburgish leve, léëve (“to live”), Luxembourgish liewen (“to live”), Vilamovian łaowa (“to live”), Yiddish לעבן (lebn, “to live”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål leve (“to live”), Faroese liva (“to live”), Icelandic lifa (“to live”), Norwegian Nynorsk leva, leve, liva (“to live”), Swedish leva (“to live”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban, “to live”); also Latin lippus (“half-sighted, myopic”), Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat, tallow”), Lithuanian lipti (“to stick”), Bulgarian лепя́ (lepjá, “to glue, paste, stick; to plaster, smear”), Czech lepit (“to glue, stick”), Macedonian лепи (lepi, “to glue, stick”), Polish lepić (“to mold; to glue, paste; to stick”), Russian лепи́ть (lepítʹ, “to fashion, sculpt, shape”), Serbo-Croatian лепити, лије́пити, lépiti, lijépiti (“to glue, paste; to stick”), Slovak lepiť (“to stick”), Slovene lepiti (“to stick”), Ukrainian ліпити (lipyty, “to mould, shape”), Sanskrit लिप् (lip, “to anoint, smear; to defile, soil, taint”), रिप् (rip, “deceit, fraud; injury; enemy, traitor”).

Meanings

  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.
    • Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16:
    • It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
    • I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.
  3. (informal, intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. ▸ (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
    • I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
  4. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
    • When Lazarus left his charnel-cave, ⁠And home to Mary’s house return’d, […] ‘Where wert thou, brother, those four days?’ ⁠There lives no record of reply, ⁠Which telling what it is to die Had surely added praise to praise. 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 50:
  5. (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
    • Her memory lives in that song.
    • He has now overseen three straight victories since taking over from Claudio Ranieri and this latest win, against one of the best teams in Europe, will live long in the memory for every Leicester supporter. 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:
  6. (excessive, intransitive) To cope.
    • You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
  7. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
    • It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
  8. (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
    • Many people write their romances, others live them; Honore de Balzac did both. 1921, Juanita Helm Floyd, Women in the Life of Balzac:
    • But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short. 2013 June 1, “Towards the end of poverty”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 11:
    • By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess. 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian:
    • To live an idle or a useful life.
  9. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
    • to live the Gospel 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:
    • Change happens from the inside out and this great resource can show you how to live the habits that build personal and professional effectiveness. 2006, Laura Cardone, Motivation at Work, →ISBN:
    • In short, he argues, in the modern era, “The only way to build a brand is to live that brand. You have to live the values and the mission, then let the customer decide.” 2016 March 24, Jon Henley, “The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating (and ingenious) rise of BrewDog”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • The key to our freedom then, isn't begging for tolerance, but living our full rights. 1971, Bart Moncq, Body Politic, number 1, page 8:
  10. (obsolete, transitive) To live as; to live being.
    • at leaſt admit vs libertie, Euen as thou hopſt to be eternized, By liuing Aſias mightie Emperour. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
  11. (ambitransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
    • No ship could live in such a storm.
    • a strong mast that lived upon the sea c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
    • That rockslide trapped me in a cave, and I was trapped for three days, but I lived.
    • (in a video game) I don't know how I lived that, I should've died like 8 times.
  12. (followed by on, intransitive, qualifier:upon; or by; 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.
  13. (informal, intransitive) 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!
  14. (figuratively, intransitive) To spend a great deal of time in a particular place.
    • She lives on the Internet.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
living Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lived Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lived Tense=Past lexicographic
lives Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

live in · longliver · live to tell the tale · forelive · live rent-free in someone's mind · live beyond one's means · long-lived · mislive · live and die · unlive · live one's truth · live in the moment · live in hope · die just the way one lived · we live in a society · die just like one lived · life · live one's best life · live from paycheck to paycheck · live large · live and let live · live on top of one another · lively · live down · live within oneself · live-in · outlive · those who live in glass houses should not throw stones · live rent-free in someone's head · people who live in glass houses should not throw stones · live off · live together · live paycheck to paycheck · people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones · live rent free in someone's head · cross-live · live a lie · live to regret · live-together · live up · live in the past · die how one lived · you haven't lived · live with one's wife's family · livable · inlive · livication · those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones · overlive · live pair · live and breathe · prelive · you'll live · I live in Melbourne · you only live once · live off the land · where do you live · die like one lived · live paycheque to paycheque · live and learn · short-lived · shortliver · where do you live at · live one's own life · live in the shadow of · can't live with them, can't live without them · lived experience · live-out · live and die by · underlive · live dangerously · die the way one lived · as I live and breathe · livability · people that live in glass houses should not throw stones · live under a rock · live with · live for the day · live rough · live a little · live end dead end · live at Her Majesty's pleasure · live on · liveability · lived-in · live through · live over the brush · live long and prosper · live off the country · man shall not live by bread alone · long live · time to live · live-and-let-live · relive · one should live so long · liveforever · live to fight another day · as I live by bread · live in sin · liveaboard · live over · live down to · live for · live with oneself · forlive · live the dream · live like a king · people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones · live tally · die just how one lived · alive · live it up · live in each other's pockets · live on the edge · live out · may you live in interesting times · live like a fighting cock

Descendants

lib · liv · libis · lib · libi · lib

Relateds

dwell · reside · stay · abide

Synonyms

range · go on (to survive) · dwell (to have permanent residence somewhere) · remain · last · range

Translations (450)

ug ياشىماق (have permanent residence) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (have permanent residence) · ru вы́жить (outlast (danger), float (of a ship, boat)) · eve бидэй (be alive) · ar سَكَنَ (have permanent residence) · gun iko (be alive) · ja 住む (have permanent residence) · fi elää (be alive) · hi जीवित (be alive) · txb śai- (be alive) · da bo (have permanent residence) · chr ᎬᎿ (be alive) · wa viker (be alive) · lv dzīvot (have permanent residence) · lut həliʔ (be alive) · kmr jîn (be alive) · kk өмір сүру (be alive) · nn bu (have permanent residence) · so noolasho (be alive) · ca viure (have permanent residence) · qu kawsay (be alive) · hit 𒄷𒅖𒍣 (be alive) · sco bide (have permanent residence) · tr yaşamak (survive, persevere, continue) · ht rete (have permanent residence) · vec vìvar (be alive) · cy byw (have permanent residence) · xug 生ちちゅん (be alive) · gd fuirich (have permanent residence) · sl živéti (be alive) · zh 居住 (have permanent residence) · sl živéti (have permanent residence) · ru жить (have permanent residence) · ht viv (be alive) · th มีชีวิต (be alive) · bg преживе́я (survive, persevere, continue) · he גָּר (have permanent residence) · ne जिउनु (be alive) · kn ಬದುಕು (be alive) · tk ýaşamak (be alive) · ang wunian (have permanent residence) · ryn 生きみゅり (be alive) · sq rroj (be alive) · kmr jîn (survive, persevere, continue) · ur رَہْنا (have permanent residence) · fy libje (be alive) · cs žít (survive, persevere, continue) · mvi 生きーㇲ゙ (be alive) · fa زِنْدَگِی کَرْدَن (have permanent residence) · scn vìviri (be alive) · eo loĝi (have permanent residence) · ka ცხოვრება (be alive) · ru выжива́ть (survive, persevere, continue) · st phela (be alive) · hsb bydlić (have permanent residence) · ta பிழை (survive, persevere, continue) · dsb bydliś (have permanent residence) · tl manirahan (have permanent residence) · fr habiter (have permanent residence) · nl voortbestaan (survive, persevere, continue) · om jiraachuu (be alive) · lb liewen (be alive) · pt viver (have permanent residence) · frr booge (have permanent residence) · kl najugaqarpoq (have permanent residence) · rom traisarel (be alive) · rup bãnedzu (be alive) · se eallit (be alive) · lo ຢູ່ (have permanent residence) · lld viver (be alive) · ast vivir (be alive) · fi kestää (outlast (danger), float (of a ship, boat)) · hi रहना (have permanent residence) · ur بَسْنا (have permanent residence) · az yaşamaq (be alive) · gd bi beò (be alive) · km រស់ (have permanent residence) · is lifa (be alive) · oc viure (be alive) · de wohnen (have permanent residence) · de überleben (survive, persevere, continue) · zh 生活 (be alive) · cy byw (survive, persevere, continue) · da overleve (survive, persevere, continue) · fi asua (have permanent residence) · mn орших (have permanent residence) · evn инми (be alive) · ja 暮らす (be alive) · zh җў (have permanent residence) · kl inuuvoq (be alive) · ltg dzeivuot (be alive) · fa زِنْدَگِی کَرْدَن (be alive) · uz yashamoq (be alive) · vec viver (be alive) · el μένω (have permanent residence) · km រស់ (be alive) · be жыць (be alive) · cop ⲱⲛϩ (be alive) · ka ცხოვრება (have permanent residence) · ro a trăi (have permanent residence) · ru жить (spend (one's life), pass, maintain, continue in) · pua irekani (have permanent residence) · km នៅ (be alive) · it vivere (be alive) · ru прожива́ть (have permanent residence) · sc bívere (be alive) · th อยู่ (have permanent residence) · yue 居住 (have permanent residence) · sh stanòvati (have permanent residence) · yue(have permanent residence) · wa dimorer (have permanent residence) · sh стано̀вати (have permanent residence) · nv hiná (be alive) · zh(be alive) · oj bimaadizi (be alive) · gl vivir (be alive) · pl przetrwać (survive, persevere, continue) · my အသက်ရှင် (survive, persevere, continue) · id tinggal (have permanent residence) · pms vive (be alive) · dsb žywy byś (be alive) · ru вы́жить (survive, persevere, continue) · kk тұру (be alive) · ca viure (be alive) · nap campà (be alive) · ms hidup (be alive) · fo búgva (have permanent residence) · sq jetoj (be alive) · hu él (be alive) · lt gyventi (have permanent residence) · frr wene (have permanent residence) · kum яшамакъ (have permanent residence) · kk тұру (have permanent residence) · mnc ᡨᠠᡴᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ (survive, persevere, continue) · es morar (have permanent residence) · tet moris (be alive) · se ássat (have permanent residence) · vec star (have permanent residence) · ar حَيِيَ (be alive) · nrf vivre (be alive) · tl mabuhay (be alive) · pl żyć (be alive) · wo dëkk (have permanent residence) · ky өмүр сүрүү (be alive) · tg зиндагӣ кардан (have permanent residence) · be жыць (have permanent residence) · enm lyven (survive, persevere, continue) · nl leven (be alive) · ce даха (be alive) · sv bo (have permanent residence) · sc campai (be alive) · ast vivir (have permanent residence) · gd còmhnaich (have permanent residence) · lv dzīvot (be alive) · ug ياشىماق (be alive) · inh ваха (be alive) · yi לעבן (be alive) · evn бими (be alive) · gmq-osw liva (be alive) · nb leve (be alive) · rm abitar (have permanent residence) · ii ꀀ (have permanent residence) · fa زِنْدِگی کَرْدَن (be alive) · fa زِنْدَه گِی کَرْدَن (be alive) · bg преживя́вам (outlast (danger), float (of a ship, boat)) · wa dimani (have permanent residence) · pt viver (spend (one's life), pass, maintain, continue in) · nmn ǃnûɲa (be alive) · hrx wohne (have permanent residence) · ur جِینا (be alive) · my နေ (have permanent residence) · tk ýaşamak (have permanent residence) · grc διάγω (spend (one's life), pass, maintain, continue in) · zea leve (be alive) · th อยู่ (be alive) · rue жыти (be alive) · rsk жиц (be alive) · ug تۇرماق (have permanent residence) · tr yaşamak (have permanent residence) · mhn lem (be alive) · ta உயிர்வாழ் (be alive) · rm viver (be alive) · ru жить (be alive) · fi selvitä (survive, persevere, continue) · vro elämä (be alive) · es vivir (survive, persevere, continue) · pt viver (be alive) · pl przeżyć (survive, persevere, continue) · sw ishi (survive, persevere, continue) · yua kuxtal (be alive) · uz turmoq (have permanent residence) · uz yashamoq (have permanent residence) · is eiga heima (have permanent residence) · mnc ᡨᡝᠮᠪᡳ (have permanent residence) · nl overleven (survive, persevere, continue) · es residir (have permanent residence) · sk zažiť (survive, persevere, continue) · pap biba (be alive) · el επιβιώνω (survive, persevere, continue) · ba йәшәү (be alive) · mk живее (be alive) · nmn ǃnúm (have permanent residence) · bg живе́я (be alive) · lo ເນົາ (have permanent residence) · qu taai (have permanent residence) · ood ki꞉ (be alive) · th อาศัย (have permanent residence) · sh жи́вети (be alive) · za youq (have permanent residence) · su jumeneng (be alive) · nl verderleven (survive, persevere, continue) · chr ᎡᎯ (have permanent residence) · qu kausai (be alive) · fur vivi (be alive) · la vivo (be alive) · sh жи́вјети (have permanent residence) · kmr jiyan (have permanent residence) · et elama (have permanent residence) · rm star (have permanent residence) · tr yaşamak (be alive) · frp vivre (be alive) · nds leven (be alive) · be пражыва́ць (have permanent residence) · fa زِنْدِگی کَرْدَن (have permanent residence) · aa mare (be alive) · sk žiť (have permanent residence) · io vivar (be alive) · be перажыва́ць (survive, persevere, continue) · scn campari (be alive) · ttj -omeera (be alive) · lt gyventi (be alive) · ga cónaigh (have permanent residence) · shi ddr (be alive) · af woon (have permanent residence) · ryu 生ちちゅん (be alive) · tt яшәргә (be alive) · lmy morha (be alive) · sk bývať (have permanent residence) · fi elää (survive, persevere, continue) · ky жашоо (be alive) · ssy mare (be alive) · fi pärjätä (cope) · nds wahnen (have permanent residence) · rom beśel (have permanent residence) · pt perseverar (survive, persevere, continue) · wa riviker (survive, persevere, continue) · hy ապրել (be alive) · zea weune (have permanent residence) · vi sống (be alive) · lb wunnen (have permanent residence) · dsb žywy byś (survive, persevere, continue) · uk вижива́ти (survive, persevere, continue) · la vigeo (be alive) · kmr jîyan (be alive) · inh ваха (have permanent residence) · ia habitar (have permanent residence) · ar أَقَامَ (have permanent residence) · sq banoj (have permanent residence) · nmn ǃnúm (be alive) · ro a avea locuință (have permanent residence) · ko 살다 (have permanent residence) · se orrut (have permanent residence) · ml താമസിക്കുക (have permanent residence) · ckb ژِیان (be alive) · kmr jîn (have permanent residence) · grc οἰκέω (have permanent residence) · wym wönn (have permanent residence) · ps اوسېدل (have permanent residence) · kw bos trigys (have permanent residence) · el ζω (be alive) · de leben (have permanent residence) · orv жити (be alive) · dsb žywiś se (be alive) · lmo viv (be alive) · ga bí beo (be alive) · uk пережи́ти (survive, persevere, continue) · sh žíveti (have permanent residence) · sh жи́вети (have permanent residence) · es vivir (to experience something) · si ජීවත් වෙනවා (be alive) · br beva (be alive) · af oorleef (survive, persevere, continue) · la incolo (have permanent residence) · an bibir (be alive) · ta தாக்குப்பிடி (outlast (danger), float (of a ship, boat)) · vi(have permanent residence) · sl preživeti (survive, persevere, continue) · ko 살다 (be alive) · rap ora (be alive) · csb żec (be alive) · non lifa (be alive) · rup bãnedz (be alive) · sw ishi (have permanent residence) · hi निवास करना (have permanent residence) · alt јажаар (be alive) · enm lyven (be alive) · txb walāk- (have permanent residence) · hu lakik (have permanent residence) · mfe viv (be alive) · fi olla elossa (be alive) · cs žít (have permanent residence) · la vivo (have permanent residence) · fy wenje (have permanent residence) · bg преживя́вам (survive, persevere, continue) · lo ອາໄສ (have permanent residence) · ce даха (have permanent residence) · eu bizi izan (be alive) · nmn ǃnûɲa (have permanent residence) · cv пурӑн (be alive) · ttj -ikara (have permanent residence) · gd mair (survive, persevere, continue) · vi sống (have permanent residence) · te నివసించు (have permanent residence) · lo ຕັ້ງ (have permanent residence) · sc vívere (be alive) · az yaşamaq (have permanent residence) · uk ви́жити (survive, persevere, continue) · is búa (have permanent residence) · fi elää (spend (one's life), pass, maintain, continue in) · ba тороу (have permanent residence) · ovd byddja (have permanent residence) · cs bydlet (have permanent residence) · st dula (have permanent residence) · ko 거주하다 (have permanent residence) · ro trăi (be alive) · mnc ᠪᠠᠨᠵᡳᠮᠪᡳ (be alive) · ar عَاش (be alive) · sa क्षेति (have permanent residence) · bsh ǰūa (be alive) · sco leeve (be alive) · ga bí i do bheatha (be alive) · hi जीना (survive, persevere, continue) · id hidup (be alive) · nb bo bu (have permanent residence) · hi बसना (have permanent residence) · jv urip (be alive) · frr lewe (be alive) · zh(be alive) · fi selvitä (outlast (danger), float (of a ship, boat)) · tr oturmak (have permanent residence) · es vivir (be alive) · uk жи́ти (have permanent residence) · ro a supraviețui (survive, persevere, continue) · sh žívjeti (be alive) · enm lyven (have permanent residence) · sa वसति (have permanent residence) · cs přežívat (survive, persevere, continue) · got 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (be alive) · rom ʒivel (be alive) · ja 居住する (have permanent residence) · crh yaşamaq (be alive) · es vivir (have permanent residence) · frr laawe (be alive) · fr demeurer (have permanent residence) · yi וווינען (have permanent residence) · sh žíveti (be alive) · ps ژوند کول (have permanent residence) · ta வாழ் (be alive) · qu tiyai (have permanent residence) · zh(have permanent residence) · ca viure (survive, persevere, continue) · ms semayam (have permanent residence) · fr vivre (be alive) · he חַי (be alive) · my ရှင် (be alive) · gld би- (be alive) · gun iko (have permanent residence) · pl mieszkać (have permanent residence) · pt sobreviver (survive, persevere, continue) · pua irekani (be alive) · sk žiť (be alive) · el επιζώ (survive, persevere, continue) · de leben (be alive) · sh žívjeti (have permanent residence) · cs přežít (survive, persevere, continue) · ar عَاشَ (have permanent residence) · la vivo (survive, persevere, continue) · tg зиндагӣ кардан (be alive) · sw ishi (be alive) · ka სიცოცხლე (be alive) · hi जीना (be alive) · eve индэй (be alive) · zh 生存 (survive, persevere, continue) · hy ապրել (have permanent residence) · bg живе́я (have permanent residence) · kum яшамакъ (be alive) · mn амьдрах (have permanent residence) · cy byw (be alive) · sk prežiť (survive, persevere, continue) · qu kawai (be alive) · xto śo- (be alive) · mt għex (be alive) · ms tinggal (have permanent residence) · nl wonen (have permanent residence) · xcl կեամ (be alive) · sv leva (be alive) · sk prežívať (survive, persevere, continue) · ml അതിജീവിക്കുക (survive, persevere, continue) · uk прожива́ти (have permanent residence) · es habitar (have permanent residence) · it abitare (have permanent residence) · ga mair (be alive) · eo vivi (be alive) · kw bewa (be alive) · ru жить (cope) · kk өмір сүру (survive, persevere, continue) · be перажы́ць (survive, persevere, continue) · ar عَاشَ (be alive) · af leef (be alive) · et elama (be alive) · la habito (have permanent residence) · ms duduk (have permanent residence) · io rezidar (have permanent residence) · sl živeti (survive, persevere, continue) · egy anx-n:x (be alive) · ang libban (have permanent residence) · uk жи́ти (be alive) · pt morar (have permanent residence) · grc ζῶ (be alive) · ru прожи́ть (be alive) · ro a locui (have permanent residence) · ga bí i do chónaí (have permanent residence) · ky туруу (have permanent residence) · nn leva (be alive) · kmr jiyan (survive, persevere, continue) · cu жити (be alive) · hy ապրե (survive, persevere, continue) · nrf d'meuther (have permanent residence) · ru выжива́ть (outlast (danger), float (of a ship, boat)) · sv leva (survive, persevere, continue) · ang libban (be alive) · uk ме́шкати (have permanent residence) · fa زِنْدَگِی کَرْدَن (be alive) · tet horik (have permanent residence) · ar يَنْجُو (survive, persevere, continue) · sh жи́вјети (be alive) · uk пережива́ти (survive, persevere, continue) · sa जीवति (be alive) · da leve (be alive) · ja 生きる (be alive) · lo ທຽວສົງສານ (be alive) · ml ജീവിക്കുക (have permanent residence) · ml ജീവിക്കുക (be alive) · zh 存活 (survive, persevere, continue) · fo liva (be alive) · fa زیسْتَن (be alive) · az qalmaq (have permanent residence) · mn амьдрах (be alive) · ota اوتورمق (have permanent residence) · cs žít (be alive)

live en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • [ˈlaːv] (General-South-African, Southern-US)
  • [ˈlaɪ̯v]
  • /ˈlaːv/ (General-South-African, Southern-US)
  • /ˈlaɪ̯v/

Etymology

An apheretic form of alive.

Meanings

  1. (attributive) 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.
  5. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc. ▸ Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
    • An object in the heap is live if its address is held in a root, or there is a pointer to it held in another live heap node. 1996, Richard Jones, Rafael Lins, Garbage Collection, →ISBN, page 4:
  6. Taken from a living animal.
    • live feathers
  7. Imparting power; having motion.
    • a live, or driving, axle
    • the live spindle of a lathe
  8. Still in active play.
    • a live ball
  9. Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
    • As a beginner, when you are in a hand, you should practice counting your outs, or those live cards left in the deck that can improve your hand. 2005, Alison M. Pendergast, Play Winning Poker in No Time, page 57:
  10. Being broadcast (“on the air”), as it happens.
    • The station presented a live news program every evening.
    • Are we live?
  11. (of a performance or speech) In person.
    • This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
  12. (qualifier:performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
    • a live album
  13. Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
    • The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
  14. Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
    • A good experiment is to have a friend stand in a fixed position in a moderately live room and talk in a clear voice. 2002, John Eargle, Chris Foreman, Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement, page 21:
    • It sounds like the instruments were recorded in a fairly live room with reverb added. 2016, Jason Corey, Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training, page 136:
  15. (qualifier:circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually with a risk of causing electrocution if touched.
    • Use caution when working near live wires.
  16. 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.
  17. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
  18. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
    • a live coal; live embers
    • Call it a dead language if you want to—it looks to me like those Latinites were the live boys when it came to putting a whole lot of meaning into just two or three words. 1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post:
  19. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
    • the live carnation a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
  20. (dated, slang) Energetic, attentive, active.
    • Now then, Bill, I've recommended to the troop that they take you in, and the fellows have all voted in favor of you. These scouts are a live bunch and they all expect you to make good. 1915, “In the Scout Cave”, in Boys' Life, volume 5, number 3, page 23:
    • a live man, or orator
  21. (slang) Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
    • The party was live, and the music was jammin. All over the beach people in colorful swimsuits were moving to the beat. 1998, Kimberly S. Phillips, Purpose Lies Within, Messenger Publishing, →ISBN, page 119:
  22. Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.

Forms

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more live Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most live Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

prerecorded (antonym(s) of “as it happens”) · recorded (antonym(s) of “as it happens”) · dead (antonym(s) of “electrically charged”) · dead · broadcast (antonym(s) of “in person”) · blank (antonym(s) of “capable of causing harm”) · dead (antonym(s) of “having life”) · neutral (antonym(s) of “electrically charged”) · dummy (antonym(s) of “capable of causing harm”) · dead · animated (antonym(s) of “featuring humans”)

Deriveds

live streamer (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livestock (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live recording (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live load (Terms derived from the adjective live) · nonlive (Terms derived from the adjective live) · liverock (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live round (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livesome (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live CD (Terms derived from the adjective live) · real live (Terms derived from the adjective live) · unlive (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livelock (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live Internet feed (Terms derived from the adjective live) · liveware (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live box (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live one (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live rail (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live service (Terms derived from the adjective live) · liveness (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live stream (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live drop (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live-wire (Terms derived from the adjective live) · lively (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live tweet (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live dough (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livin (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live coding (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live album (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live on tape (Terms derived from the adjective live) · liveamatic (Terms derived from the adjective live) · liveborn (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live feed (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live broadcast (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live rock (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live shot (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livebirth (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live oak (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live actor (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live ammunition (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livestream (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livebearing (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live action (Terms derived from the adjective live) · liveblogger (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live steam (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livebearer (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live-ball era (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livecast (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live weight (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live birth (Terms derived from the adjective live) · livescan (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live-tweet (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live-stream (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live-trap (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live blog (Terms derived from the adjective live) · draw live (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live house (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live time (Terms derived from the adjective live) · go-live (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live conductor (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live actress (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live-chat (Terms derived from the adjective live) · liveblog (Terms derived from the adjective live) · live wire (Terms derived from the adjective live) · LiveScript (Terms derived from the adjective live)

Synonyms

alive · living (having life) · hot (electrically charged) · in person (in person) · in the flesh (in person) · real (being in existence)

Translations (164)

el ζωντανός ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ast en direuto ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · hi सीधा प्रसारण ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ja 生きてる (having life) · es en directo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · kmr jîndar (having life) · tet moris (having life) · az canlı yayımda ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ro în direct ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · fr en live ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · sl žív (having life) · pt ao vivo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · sq gjallë (having life) · scn vivu (having life) · ga beo (being in a state of ignition; burning) · gd beò (having life) · gv bio (having life) · lv dzīvs (having life) · be жывы́ (having life) · uk у прямо́му ете́рі ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ba тере (having life) · mi whaiora (having life) · el ζωντανός (having life) · uk живи́й (having life) · ru живьём ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · hu élő ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · hi जीवित (having life) · ml ജീവനുള്ള (having life) · fr chargée (electrically charged) · hu élő (having life) · fi jännitteinen (electrically charged) · he חַי (having life) · scn live ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ml തത്സമയ ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · is lifandi (having life) · pt vivo (having life) · sh žȋv (having life) · hu éles (capable of causing harm) · fi kova (capable of causing harm) · hi सजीव (having life) · km ផ្សាយផ្ទាល់ ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · fa زنده ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · sl v žívo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · nb strømførende (electrically charged) · hu égő (being in a state of ignition; burning) · nl scherp (capable of causing harm) · zh 直播 ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · scn vivu (being in a state of ignition; burning) · ang cwic (having life) · it live ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · scn carricatu (electrically charged) · ms langsung ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ur براہِ راست ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · nl levend (having life) · ru живо́й (having life) · et otse ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ka პირდაპირი მაუწყებლობა ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · scn 'n prisa dritta ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ml സജീവ (having life) · bg горящ (being in a state of ignition; burning) · da direkte ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · fr chargé (electrically charged) · ru вживу́ю ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · cs živý (having life) · de lebend (having life) · hy ուղիղ ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ru в эфи́ре ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · scn nfucatu (being in a state of ignition; burning) · scn â dritta ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · pt carregado (electrically charged) · ja ライブ ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ar مُباشِر ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · tr canlı ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ga beo (having life) · oc viu (having life) · tr canlı (having life) · pl żyw (having life) · pl na żywo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · gl vivo (having life) · de scharf (capable of causing harm) · sw ishi (having life) · nl rechtstreeks ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ar حَيّ (having life) · kmr ziyandar (capable of causing harm) · sv skarp (capable of causing harm) · mi mataora ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ta நேரடி ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · pl żywy (having life) · ca en directe ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · it in diretta ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · uk у прямо́му ефі́рі ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · fr vivant (having life) · es vivo (having life) · sk na živo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ko 라이브 ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · id langsung ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · scn 'n tempu riali ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · pt ativo (capable of causing harm) · oc en viu ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · sk naživo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · mi kaiao (having life) · hu parázsló (being in a state of ignition; burning) · rup yiu (having life) · txb śāmane (having life) · it dal vivo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · fa زنده (having life) · bg жив (having life) · ca en viu ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · scn a vivu ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · pl live ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · es cargado (electrically charged) · scn càrricu (electrically charged) · kmr sax (having life) · nl live ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · it vivo (having life) · bg дире́ктен ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ru в прямо́м эфи́ре ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ka პირდაპირი ეთერი ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ka პირდაპირი ჩართვა ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ro viu (having life) · msk boi (having life) · vi trực tiếp ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ur زندہ (having life) · mi whaihiko (electrically charged) · ru лайв ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · it in tempo reale ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · el άσκαστος (capable of causing harm) · lt gyventi (having life) · az canlı (having life) · fo beinleiðis ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · bg на живо ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · sh uživo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · ga dearg (being in a state of ignition; burning) · de Live- ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · hu áram alatt lévő (electrically charged) · es en vivo ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · fi elävä (having life) · uk нажи́во ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · hy կենդանի (having life) · hi सजीव प्रसारण ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · br bev (having life) · hi जीवंत (having life) · ca viu (having life) · sro biu (having life) · el ρευματοφόρος (electrically charged) · mi matawā ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · fr en direct ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · sh жи̑в (having life) · scn aḍḍumatu (being in a state of ignition; burning) · mk жив (having life) · it in presa diretta ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · sk živý (having life) · ceb buhi (having life) · sc bibu (having life) · el ηλεκτροφόρος (electrically charged) · gd beò ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · cy byw (having life) · sv strömförande (electrically charged) · kmr zindî (having life) · fi suora ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · bg под напрежение (electrically charged) · sv levande (having life) · sv direkt ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) · az canlı ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens)

live en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • [ˈlaːv] (General-South-African, Southern-US)
  • [ˈlaɪ̯v]
  • /ˈlaːv/ (General-South-African, Southern-US)
  • /ˈlaɪ̯v/

Etymology

An apheretic form of alive.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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more live Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most live Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (52)

es en directo (as it happens) · hy ուղիղ եթերով (as it happens) · no live (as it happens) · sh у̏жӣво (as it happens) · it dal vivo (as it happens) · nl rechtstreeks (as it happens) · ru вживу́ю (as it happens) · el ζωντανά (as it happens) · es en vivo (as it happens) · fr en direct (as it happens) · ur براہِ راست (as it happens) · pl live (as it happens) · no direkte (as it happens) · tr canlı (as it happens) · mk во живо (as it happens) · ms langsung (as it happens) · th สด (as it happens) · sv direkt (as it happens) · ru в прямо́м эфи́ре (as it happens) · it in presa diretta (as it happens) · pt em direto (as it happens) · fi suorana (as it happens) · sh ȕžīvo (as it happens) · el λάιβ (as it happens) · kmr zindî (as it happens) · sw ishi (as it happens) · ru живьём (as it happens) · eu zuzenean (as it happens) · de direkt (as it happens) · ro în direct (as it happens) · cs v přímém přenose (as it happens) · is beint (as it happens) · sk naživo (as it happens) · sl v živo (as it happens) · ca en viu (as it happens) · pt ao vivo (as it happens) · uk нажи́во (as it happens) · fi livenä (as it happens) · de live (as it happens) · sk v priamom prenose (as it happens) · it in tempo reale (as it happens) · bg на живо (as it happens) · ml തത്സമയം (as it happens) · hy ուղիղ (as it happens) · ja 生の (as it happens) · ta நேரடியாக (as it happens) · ca en directe (as it happens) · pl na żywo (as it happens) · it live (as it happens) · cs živě (as it happens) · id langsung (as it happens) · hu élőben (as it happens)