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English[edit | edit source]

Most common English words: French « family « earth « #406: live » hard » ask » question

Etymology 1[edit | edit source]

From Old English libban, lifian (“‘to live’”)

Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

enPR: lĭv, IPA: /lɪv/, SAMPA: /lIv/
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Rhymes: -ɪv

Verb[edit | edit source]

Infinitive
to Live

Third person singular
liv

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
ing

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.

Derived terms[edit | edit source]

terms derived from live (verb)

Related terms[edit | edit source]

Related terms

Translations[edit | edit source]

be alive

Afrikaans: leef af(af)
Albanian: jeton sq(sq)
Arabic: عاش ar(ar) (3aasha), سكن ar(ar) (sákana)
Armenian: ապրել hy(hy) (aprel)
- Old Armenian: կեամ hy(hy) (keam)
Belarusian: жыць be(be) (žyc’)
Breton: beva
Bulgarian: живея bg(bg) (živéja)
Catalan: viure ca(ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 生活 cmn(cmn) (shēnghuó)
Czech: žít cs(cs)
Danish: leve da(da)
Dutch: leven nl(nl)
Esperanto: vivi eo(eo)
Faroese: líva fo(fo)
Filipino: mabuhay
Finnish: elää fi(fi)
French: vivre fr(fr)
Galician: vivir gl(gl)
German: leben de(de)
Greek: ζω el(el) (zo), βιώνω el(el) (vióno)
Hindi: जीना hi(hi) (jīnā)
Hungarian: él hu(hu)
Icelandic: lifa is(is)
Ido: vivar io(io)
Indonesian: hidup id(id)
Italian: vivere it(it)
Japanese: 生きる ja(ja) (いきる, ikiru), 暮らす ja(ja) (くらす, kurasu) (spend time, get along)
Korean: 살다 ko(ko) (salda)

Kurdish: ژیان ku(ku) (jiyan)
Latin: vivo la(la)
Norwegian: leve no(no)
Occitan: viure
Old Church Slavonic: [[жити#Old Church Slavonic|Template:Cyrs]] (žiti)
Old English: libban ang(ang)
Polish: żyć pl(pl)
Portuguese: viver pt(pt)
Romanian: trăi ro(ro)
Romansch: viver rm(rm)
Russian: жить ru(ru) (žit’) (impf.), прожить ru(ru) (prožít’)

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Scots: leeve
Scottish Gaelic: beò gd(gd)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: (Ekavian) жи́вети, (Ijekavian) жи́вјети

Roman: (Ekavian) žíveti, (Ijekavian) žívjeti
Sicilian: vìviri scn(scn)
Slovak: žiť sk(sk)
Slovene: živéti sl(sl)
Sotho: phela st(st)
Spanish: vivir es(es)
Swahili: ishi sw(sw)
Swedish: leva sv(sv)
Thai: มีชีวิต th(th) (mee chee-wít)
Turkish: yaşamak tr(tr)
Ukrainian: жити uk(uk) (žýty)
Vietnamese: sống vi(vi)
Welsh: byw cy(cy)

have permanent residence

Afrikaans: woon af(af)
Arabic: عاش (ʻāša), سكن (sákana)
Armenian: ապրել hy(hy) (aprel)
Catalan: viure
Chinese:
Mandarin: 住 cmn(cmn) (zhù), 居住 cmn(cmn) (jūzhù)
Czech: žít cs(cs)
Danish: bo da(da)
Dutch: wonen nl(nl)
Esperanto: loĝi eo(eo)
Faroese: búgva fo(fo)
Filipino: manirahan
Finnish: asua fi(fi), elää fi(fi)
French: habiter fr(fr)
German: leben de(de), wohnen de(de)
Greek: διαμένω (ðiaméno), κατοικώ (katikó), μένω (méno), ζω (zo)
Hungarian: lakik hu(hu)
Icelandic: búa is(is)
Ido: rezidar io(io)
Irish: cónaigh ga(ga), bheith i do chónaí ga(ga) m.
Italian: abitare it(it)
Japanese: 住む ja(ja) (すむ, sumu)
Kurdish: jîn ku(ku), jiyan ku(ku)
Lao: ຢູ່ lo(lo) (juu)

Norwegian: bo no(no)
Old English: wunian ang(ang), būan ang(ang)
Polish: mieszkać pl(pl)
Portuguese: viver pt(pt), morar pt(pt)
Romanian: locui ro(ro)
Russian: жить ru(ru) (žit’), проживать ru(ru) (proživát’)
Scots: bide
Scottish Gaelic: fuiceann gd(gd)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: (Ekavian) жи́вети, (Ijekavian) жи́вјети

Roman: (Ekavian) žíveti, (Ijekavian) žívjeti
Slovak: žiť sk(sk), bývať sk(sk)
Slovene: živéti sl(sl)
Sotho: dula st(st)
Swahili: ishi sw(sw)
Swedish: bo sv(sv)
Turkish: yaşamak tr(tr)
Ukrainian: жити uk(uk) (žýty), проживати uk(uk) (prožyváty), мешкати uk(uk) (méškaty)
Welsh: byw cy(cy)
Yiddish: וווינען yi(yi) (voynen)

survive, persevere

Afrikaans: oorleef af(af)
Armenian: ապրել hy(hy) (aprel)
Catalan: viure ca(ca)
Czech: žít cs(cs)
Danish: overleve da(da)
Dutch: verderleven, overleven, voortbestaan
Finnish: elää fi(fi), selvitä fi(fi)
German: überleben de(de)
Greek: επιζώ el(el) (epizó), επιβιώνω el(el) (epivióno)
Kurdish: jîn ku(ku), jiyan ku(ku)

Polish: przetrwać, przeżyć
Portuguese: sobreviver pt(pt), perseverar pt(pt)
Romanian: a supravieţui ru(ru)
Russian: выживать ru(ru) (vyživát’)
Slovak: prežiť, zažiť
Slovene: živeti sl(sl)
Swahili: ishi sw(sw)
Swedish: leva sv(sv)
Turkish: yaşamak tr(tr)

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Persian: زِندِگی کَردَن (zendegi kærdæn)
Telugu: జీవించు
Welsh: byw

Etymology 2[edit | edit source]

See alive

Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

enPR: līv, IPA: /laɪv/, SAMPA: /laIv/
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Rhymes: -aɪv

Adjective[edit | edit source]

Live (not comparable)

Positive
Live

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

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

Derived terms[edit | edit source]

Terms derived from the adjective "live"

Translations[edit | edit source]

having life

Albanian: gjallë
Breton: bev
Campidanese Sardinian: biu
Catalan: viu
Dutch: levend nl(nl), levende nl(nl)
Finnish: elävä fi(fi)
French: vivant fr(fr)
German: lebend de(de)
Greek: ζωντανός (zo[n]danós) m., ζωηρός (zoirós) m.
Hungarian: élő hu(hu)
Icelandic: lifandi is(is)
Irish: beo ga(ga)
Italian: vivo it(it)
Kurdish: jîndar ku(ku), sax ku(ku), zindî ku(ku)
Lithuanian: gyventi lt(lt)
Logudorese Sardinian: bibu

Manx: bio
Occitan: viu
Old English: cwic ang(ang)
Polish: żywy pl(pl)
Portuguese: vivo pt(pt)
Romanian: viu ro(ro)
Russian: живой ru(ru) (živój)
Scottish Gaelic: beò gd(gd)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: жи̑в

Roman: žȋv
Slovene: žív sl(sl)
Spanish: vivo es(es)
Swahili: ishi sw(sw)
Swedish: levande sv(sv)
Turkish: canlı tr(tr)

(broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens

Portuguese: ao vivo
Romanian: în direct ro(ro)

Scottish Gaelic: beò gd(gd)
Turkish: canlı tr(tr)

capable of causing harm

Dutch: scherp nl(nl), scherpe nl(nl)
German: scharf de(de)
Greek: άσκαστος (áskastos) m., άκαυστος (ákafstos) m., άκαυτος (ákaftos) m.

Kurdish: ziyandar ku(ku)
Swedish: skarp sv(sv)

electrically charged

Greek: ηλεκτροφόρος (ilektrofóros) m., ρευματοφόρος (revmatofóros) m.

Swedish: strömförande sv(sv)

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Latvian: dzivēt
Slovak: (1): živý m., živá f., živé n.; (2): ostrý m., ostrá f., ostré n.

Adverb[edit | edit source]

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Positive
Live

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Superlative
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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.