Definition of live - WordReference.com Dictionary

WordReference.com English Dictionary

live:

in Spanish | in French | in Italian
in context | images

Listen:

US - UK

Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

live
A	verb
	1	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 d
		Category Tree: act; move ╚participate; take part ╚experience; undergo; see; go through ╚know, experience, live ╚relive; live over ╚taste
	2	be, live
			have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

	3	live
			lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"

	4	live
			pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

	5	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"

	6	survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
			continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

	7	dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate
			make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
		Category Tree: be ╚dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate
B	adjective
	1	alive(p), live(a)
			capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"

	2	live
			having life; "a live canary"; "hit a live nerve"; "famous living painters"; "living tissue";

	3	live
			showing characteristics of life; 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"

	4	hot, live
			charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire"

	5	live
			of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"

	6	live
			in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"

	7	live
			abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch"

	8	bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy, whippy
			rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

	9	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"

	10	live
			charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"

	11	live(a)
			highly reverberant; "a live concert hall"

C	adverb
	1	live
			not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"

Look up "live" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "live" at dictionary.com

Forum discussions with the word(s) 'live' in the title:

Go live
i love my live because my live are you
You live for that shit
live in / live on
Used to live or lived
What does "I'll live" mean?
Live for or Die for?
To Live From
'To find somebody a place to live' vs 'To find a place to live for somebody'
where you live? - words to express approval/satisfaction/latest fashion
"lead" or "live" a life?
I am sure you will live your life with an English guy...
live
She has 3 weeks to live . Maybe 4 at latest or 4 on the outside
Are they showing the game live or just recorded highlights?
From what do you live?
to live only costs life
you only live once
To live in each other's pockets
given one month to live
difference between to stay and to live
Live round casualties in a war
Long live the king
People live for working and work for living
live
Live
live in the next house but one
I have to find a place to live --?
Live (healthily / healthy / healthfully)!
I lived / was living in Australia for several years, but now I live in the US.
more...
For any questions about this word or definition:

Ask in the forums yourself.
Visit the English Only Forum.