live

Meaning

Verb

1. To be alive; to have life.
2. To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
3. (informal) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
4. To survive; to persevere; to continue.
5. To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
6. To cope.
7. To pass life in a specified manner.
8. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
9. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
10. (obsolete) To live as; to live being.
11. To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
12. To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
13. (informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Adj

1. Having life; that is alive.
2. Being in existence; actual.
3. Having active properties; being energized.
4. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
5. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
6. Taken from a living animal.
7. Imparting power; having motion.
8. Still in active play.
9. Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
10. Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
11. In person.
12. Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
13. Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
14. Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
15. Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
16. Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
17. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
18. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
19. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
20. (slang) Energetic, attentive, active.
21. (slang) Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
22. Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.

Adv

1. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
2. Of making a performance or speech, in person.

Concepts

live

dwell

alive

reside

exist

stay

living

be alive

inhabit

survive

be

remain

lodge

subsist

abide

life

make a living

support oneself

lively

unrecorded

sit

get along

settle

occupy

experience

lead

last

vivid

endure

earn one’s livelihood

breathe

animate

active

remain alive

move around

roam

wander

have life

continue

keep

burning

know

springy

live on

populate

room

current

be born

unexploded

elastic

associate

hot

bouncy

resilient

go

hold out

hold up

quick

stop

be located

be sitting

sit down

grow

be lodged

revive

was

live in

stretch

right

true

operative

ישר

live transmission

feed

present

relevant

up-to-the-minute

wait

live long

coexist

keep alive

nest

get on with

spend one’s life

fresh

green

rest

bide

breathing

charged

unfilmed

untaped

loaded

glowing

bright

natural

organic

be in existence

continue to live

house

cohabit

pertinent

unkindled

unwrought

haunt

tarry

live one’s life

manage

earn for living

under tension

put up

sojourn

bobbish

bouncing

breezy

brisk

buoyant

buxom

cheery

chipper

crisp

dapper

dashing

frisky

gay

grig

jaunty

lightsome

lurid

mercurial

peppy

perky

poignant

racy

vibrant

vivacious

volatile

zippy

be well

flourish

get better

recover

come to life

maintain

located

domicile

domiciliate

sleep in

live out

animated

biotic

lifelike

picturesque

tensional

adaptable

adaptive

flexible

limber

nonrigid

pliant

stretchable

stretched

stretchy

supple

unbigoted

unexacting

big

bona fide

correct

honest-to-god

honest-to-goodness

legitimate

proper

real

real stuff

veritable

direct

downright

frank

frontal

open

point-blank

straight

straight line

straight-out

straightaway

straightforward

unbent

unbowed

uncrossed

uncurled

uncurved

uncurving

unmediated

untwisted

effective

functional

functioning

going

operable

regular

unconstipated

working

robust

strong

staying

reside in

stay alive

found

eke out a living

dwell in

lead a life

live through

quartered

hang around

wander around

sustain

settled

running

sleep

appear

seem

living being

do

matter

question

treat

hang out

stop at

are

happen

bear

beget

born

breed

cause

produce

accommodation

existence

survival

soul

healthy

wone

oak

plentiful

saved

country

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English lyven, libben, from Old English lifian, libban (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian líeuwje (“to live”), West Frisian libje (“to live”), Dutch leven (“to live”), German Low German leven, lęven (“to live”), German leben (“to live”), Swedish leva (“to live”), Icelandic lifa (“to live”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban, “to live”).

Sentences

Live and let live .

It’s an incredible live performance on his part .

Elizabeth tells the angry crowd to let Abigail live .

A few residents live on board full-time while most visit periodically throughout the year .