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Live

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Definitions for Live

verb
be an inhabitant of or reside in
Synonyms
populate dwell inhabit
Examples
  1. People lived in Africa millions of years ago
  2. The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
  3. this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
  4. deer are populating the woods
verb
lead a certain kind of life
Examples
  1. live in a certain style
  2. we had to live frugally after the war
verb
continue to live and avoid dying
Synonyms
survive last live on go endure hold up hold out
Examples
  1. We went without water and food for 3 days
  2. These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  3. The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  4. how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived
verb
support oneself
Synonyms
exist survive subsist
Examples
  1. he could barely exist on such a low wage
  2. Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
  3. Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
verb
have life, be alive
Synonyms
be
Examples
  1. Our great leader is no more
  2. My grandfather lived until the end of war
verb
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
Synonyms
know experience
Examples
  1. I know the feeling!
  2. have you ever known hunger?
  3. I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
  4. The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
  5. I lived through two divorces
verb
pursue a positive and satisfying existence
Examples
  1. You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live
adjective
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
Synonyms
unrecorded
Examples
  1. a live television program
  2. brought to you live from Lincoln Center
  3. live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience
adjective
exerting force or containing energy
Examples
  1. live coals
  2. tossed a live cigarette out the window
  3. got a shock from a live wire
  4. live ore is unmined ore
  5. a live bomb
  6. a live ball is one in play
adjective
possessing life
Synonyms
alive(p)
Examples
  1. the happiest person alive
  2. the nerve is alive
  3. doctors are working hard to keep him alive
  4. burned alive
  5. a live canary
adjective
highly reverberant
Synonyms
live(a)
Examples
  1. a live concert hall
adjective
charged with an explosive
Examples
  1. live ammunition
  2. a live bomb
adjective
elastic
Synonyms
bouncy lively resilient springy
Examples
  1. rebounds readily
  2. clean bouncy hair
  3. a lively tennis ball
  4. as resilient as seasoned hickory
  5. springy turf
adjective
abounding with life and energy
Examples
  1. the club members are a really live bunch
adjective
in current use or ready for use
Examples
  1. live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread
adjective
of current relevance
Examples
  1. a live issue
  2. still a live option
adjective
charged or energized with electricity
Synonyms
hot
Examples
  1. a hot wire
  2. a live wire
adjective
capable of erupting
Synonyms
alive
Examples
  1. a live volcano
  2. the volcano is very much alive
adverb
not recorded
Examples
  1. the opera was broadcast live

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