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- Dictionarylive/lʌɪv/
adjective
- 1. not dead or inanimate; living: "live animals" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to a musical performance given in concert, not on a recording: "there is traditional live music played most nights"
adverb
- 1. as or at an actual event or performance: "the match will be televised live"
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LIVE definition: 1. (to continue) to be alive or have life: 2. to have your home somewhere: 3. to be kept usually…. Learn more.
1. : to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant. one of the greatest writers who ever lived. 2. : to continue alive. lived to a ripe and vigorous old age. 3. : to maintain oneself : subsist. lived on rice and peas. see also live off. 4. a. : to occupy a home : dwell. living in a shabby room. They had always lived in the country. b.
Live definition: to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions. See examples of LIVE used in a sentence.
To live means to be alive. If someone lives to a particular age, they stay alive until they are that age. He's got a terrible disease and will not live long. [VERB adverb] A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely. [VERB adverb]
1. To spend or pass (one's life). 2. To go through; experience: lived a nightmare. 3. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs. Phrasal Verbs: live down. To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time. live in. To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in. live out.
Definitions of live. verb. have life, be alive. “My grandfather lived until the end of war”. synonyms: be. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live on, survive. continue to live through hardship or adversity. verb. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style.
Definition of live verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.