live

verbs

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
"People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
dwell, inhabit, live, populate
is derived from
liveable
is derived from
livable
is derived from
liver
see also
live in
see also
live out
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
"we had to live frugally after the war"
live
is derived from
liver
is derived from
living
verb group
pursue a positive and satisfying existence
"You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
live
entails
have an existence, be extant
"Is there a God?"
be, exist
continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
support oneself
"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"
exist, live, subsist, survive
have life, be alive
"Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
be, live
is derived from
living
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
"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"; "I lived through two divorces"
experience, know, live
pursue a positive and satisfying existence
"You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
live
verb group
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
"we had to live frugally after the war"
live

adjectives

actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
"a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"
live, unrecorded
antonym
recorded
exerting force or containing energy
"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"
live
antonym
dead
is similar to
of a ball
"the ball is still in play"
in play
is similar to
(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried
"carved into the living stone";
living
see also
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
"active volcanos"
active
possessing life
"the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"
alive, live
is derived from
liveness
highly reverberant
"a live concert hall"
live
is similar to
having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected
"a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon"
reverberant
charged with an explosive
"live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
live
is similar to
(of weapons) charged with ammunition
"a loaded gun"
loaded
elastic; rebounds readily
"clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy
abounding with life and energy
"the club members are a really live bunch"
live
is similar to
full of life and energy
"a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"
lively
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
colloquialism
in current use or ready for use
"live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"
live
is similar to
occurring in or belonging to the present time
"current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
current
domain category
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
printing, printing process
of current relevance
"a live issue"; "still a live option"
live
is similar to
occurring in or belonging to the present time
"current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
current
charged or energized with electricity
"a hot wire"; "a live wire"
hot, live
capable of erupting
"a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"
alive, live

adverbs

not recorded
"the opera was broadcast live"
live