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English

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: lĭv, IPA: /lɪv/, SAMPA: /lIv/

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• Rhymes: -ɪv

Verb

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 -)

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.

   I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.

3. (intransitive) To survive, to persevere, to continue.

   Her memory lives in that song.

4. (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.

5. (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

terms derived from live (verb)

live and die live and let live live down live for the day live in sin live off

live on live out live over live up long live outlive relive

Related terms

Related terms

alive lively

life

Translations

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’) REDIRECT Template:pf. 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

See alive

Pronunciation

• enPR: līv, IPA: /laɪv/, SAMPA: /laIv/

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• Rhymes: -aɪv

Adjective

Live (not comparable)

Positive Live

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. Having life; that is alive. Used attributively.

   The post office will not ship live animals.

2. Template:Broadcasting Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.

   The station presented a live news program every evening.

3. Of a performance or speech, in person.

   This night club has a live band on weekends.

4. Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
5. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.

   The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.

6. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

   Use caution when working near live wires.

7. 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.

8. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

Usage notes

• 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

• (having life): living
• (electrically charged): hot
• (in person): in person, in the flesh

Antonyms

• (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

Terms derived from the adjective "live"

lively

live one

live wire

Compounds

• live actors
• live action
• live album
• live broadcast
• live recording

Translations

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

Live (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Live

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

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.

Translations

as it happens

Czech: živě, v přímém přenose Dutch: rechtstreeks nl(nl) Finnish: suora, live- French: en direct fr(fr) German: direkt de(de), live de(de) Greek: ζωντανά (zodaná), λάιβ (laiv) Icelandic: beint is(is) Italian: dal vivo it(it), live it(it) Japanese: 生の (なまの) Kurdish: zindî ku(ku) Polish: na żywo

Romanian: în direct ro(ro) Russian: в прямом эфире ru(ru) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: у̏жӣво Roman: ȕžīvo Slovak: v priamom prenose sk(sk), naživo sk(sk) Slovene: v živo sl(sl) Swahili: ishi sw(sw) Thai: สด th(th) Turkish: canlı tr(tr) Ukrainian: наживо uk(uk) (nažyvo)

External links

• Live in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Live in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• eilv,
• evil
• Levi
• veil
• vile
• vlei

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Danish

Etymology 1

Verbal form of the noun liv (“‘life’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːvə/, [ˈliːwə]

Verb

Live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, past participle har livet)

1. enliven

Usage notes

Used with op (“‘up’”): live op

Etymology 2

From English live (1965).

Adverb

Live

1. live (as it happens)

Synonyms

• direkte

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German

Adverb

Live

1. (of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct) live

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Italian

Adjective

live inv.

1. Performed or recorded live

Anagrams

• eilv,
• levi
• veli
• vile

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