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live is the dictionary form of liven't Definition of live
live has definitions from the fields of housing,electricity,printing,television,work
1
[ verb ] (housing) make one's home or live in

Synonyms

reside populate dwell inhabit domicile people domiciliate shack

Examples

"There are only 250,000 people 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"

2
[ verb ] lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

Examples

"we had to live frugally after the war"

3
[ verb ] (work) support oneself by doing a certain type of work

Synonyms

survive last endure live_on go hold_up live_off hold_out live_by exist_by

Examples

"She lives on the meager income from her writing"

4
[ verb ] continue to live; endure or last

Synonyms

survive last endure go hold_up hold_out live_on

Examples

"We went without water and food for 3 days" "The legend of Elvis lives on" "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

5
[ verb ] support oneself

Synonyms

survive exist subsist

Examples

"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
[ verb ] have life, be alive

Synonyms

be

Examples

"Our great leader is no more" "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

7
[ adjective ] (television) actually being performed (or--for the audience--present) at the time of viewing

Synonyms

unrecorded

Examples

"a live television program" "brought to you live from Lincoln Center" "live entertainment" involves performers actually in the physical presence of a "live audience"

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[ verb ] have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

Synonyms

know experience

Examples

"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"

9
[ adjective ] charged with an explosive

Examples

"live ammunition" "a live bomb"

10
[ adverb ] not recorded

Examples

"the opera was broadcast live"

11
[ adjective ] showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy

Examples

"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"

12
[ adjective ] of current relevance

Examples

"a live issue" "still a live option"

13
[ adjective ] (electricity) charged or energized with electricity

Synonyms

hot

Examples

"a hot wire" "a live wire"

14
[ adjective ] having life

Synonyms

living

Examples

"a live canary" "hit a live nerve" "famous living painters" "living tissue" "living plants and animals"

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[ adjective ] (informal) abounding with life and energy

Examples

"the club members are a really live bunch"

16
[ adjective ] highly reverberant

Examples

"a live concert hall"

17
[ adjective ] rebounds readily

Synonyms

lively resilient springy whippy bouncy

Examples

"clean bouncy hair" "a lively tennis ball" "as resiliant as seasoned hickory" "springy turf"

18
[ verb ] pursue a positive and satisfying existence

Examples

"You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

19
[ adjective ] (printing) in current use or ready for use

Examples

"live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"

20
[ adjective ] capable of erupting

Synonyms

alive

Examples

"a live volcano" "the volcano is very much alive"

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