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English[edit | edit source]
Etymology 1[edit | edit source]
From Old English libban, lifian (“‘to live’”)
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Verb[edit | edit source]
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to Live (third-person singular simple present liv, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere.
- I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.
- (intransitive) To survive, to persevere, to continue.
- Her memory lives in that song.
- (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.
- 1921, Juanita Helm Floyd, Women in the Life of Balzac:
- Many people write their romances, others live them; Honore de Balzac did both.
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
- 2006, Laura Cardone, Motivation at Work[1]:
- 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[1]:
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Etymology 2[edit | edit source]
See alive
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Adjective[edit | edit source]
Live (not comparable)
Positive |
Superlative |
- Having life; that is alive. Used attributively.
- The post office will not ship live animals.
- Template:Broadcasting Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
- The station presented a live news program every evening.
- Of a performance or speech, in person.
- This night club has a live band on weekends.
- Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
- Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
- The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- Use caution when working near live wires.
- Template: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.
- Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
Usage notes[edit | edit source]
- Live in the sense of "having life" is used only attributively (before a noun), as in "live animals". Predicatively (after the noun), alive is used, as in "be alive". Living may be used either attributively or predicatively.
Synonyms[edit | edit source]
- (having life): living
- (electrically charged): hot
- (in person): in person, in the flesh
Antonyms[edit | edit source]
- (having life): dead
- (capable of causing harm): blank, dummy
- (electrically charged): neutral, dead
- (as it happens): recorded, prerecorded
- (in person): broadcast
- (featuring humans): animated
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Adverb[edit | edit source]
Live (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
- The concert was broadcast live by radio.
- Of making a performance or speech, in person.
- He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
Translations[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Live in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Live in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Danish[edit | edit source]
Etymology 1[edit | edit source]
Verbal form of the noun liv (“‘life’”).
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- IPA: /liːvə/, [ˈliːwə]
Verb[edit | edit source]
Live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, past participle har livet)
Usage notes[edit | edit source]
Used with op (“‘up’”): live op
Etymology 2[edit | edit source]
From English live (1965).
Adverb[edit | edit source]
Live
- live (as it happens)
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German[edit | edit source]
Adverb[edit | edit source]
Live
- (of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct) live
Italian[edit | edit source]
Adjective[edit | edit source]
live inv.
- Performed or recorded live
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