live

to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory.

to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income.

to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas.

to dwell or reside (usually followed by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage.

to pass life in a specified manner: They lived happily ever after.

to direct or regulate one's life: to live by the golden rule.

to experience or enjoy to the full: At 40 she was just beginning to live.

to cohabit (usually followed by with).

to escape destruction or remain afloat, as a ship or aircraft.

live up to, to live in accordance with (expectations or an ideal or standard); measure up to: He never lived up to his father's vision of him.

characterized by or indicating the presence of living creatures: I stood still and listened to the live sounds of the forest.

Informal. (of a person) energetic and quick to speak or act; animated, spirited, or vivacious: The club members are a really live bunch.

responsive to changing conditions, needs, etc., in an imaginative and proactive way: I like this company—their approach is live and fresh.

Informal. mentally, emotionally, and physically alive, often in a new way; invigorated, confident, and fully engaged: After months of quarantine, I felt live and refreshed being exposed to places outside.During pregame practice we were feeling live and ready for anything.

made up of actual persons: He has several studio albums but rarely performs before a live audience.

(of a radio or television program, podcast, etc.) broadcast or released while happening or being performed; not prerecorded or taped: I watched a live telecast of the royal wedding.

burning or glowing: We roasted our marshmallows over live coals in the firepit.

being in play, as a baseball or football.

(of ammunition)

of current interest or importance, as a question or issue; generating much debate or discussion: Sexual harassment in the military is still very much a live issue.

Also a·live [uh-lahyv] /əˈlaɪv/ . electrically charged; carrying an electric current, especially if exposed: Crews safely removed the live wire brought down by a falling tree. On the subway line, the third rail is live.

being highly resonant or reverberant, as an auditorium or concert hall: Plants can absorb the echoes in acoustically live spaces like galleries and gymnasiums.

having resilience or bounce: The basketball was losing air rapidly and was barely live by the end of the game.

moving or imparting motion; powered.

vivid or bright, as color.

still in use, or to be used, as type set up or copy for printing.

to exist in a specified way: to live poorly

(usually foll by in or at) to reside or dwell: to live in London

(often foll by on) to continue or last: the pain still lives in her memory

(usually foll by by) to order one's life (according to a certain philosophy, religion, etc)

(foll by on, upon, or by) to support one's style of life; subsist: to live by writing

(foll by with) to endure the effects (of a crime, mistake, etc)

(foll by through) to experience and survive: he lived through the war

(tr) to pass or spend (one's life, etc)

to enjoy life to the full: he knows how to live

(tr) to put into practice in one's daily life; express: he lives religion every day

live and let live to refrain from interfering in others' lives; to be tolerant

where one lives US informal in one's sensitive or defenceless position

(usually prenominal) of current interest; controversial: a live issue

actual: a real live cowboy

informal full of life and energy

(of a coal, ember, etc) glowing or burning

(esp of a volcano) not extinct

loaded or capable of exploding: a live bomb

radio television transmitted or present at the time of performance, rather than being a recording: a live show

(of a record)

connected to a source of electric power: a live circuit

(esp of a colour or tone) brilliant or splendid

acoustically reverberant: a live studio

sport (of a ball) in play

(of rocks, ores, etc) not quarried or mined; native

being in a state of motion or transmitting power; positively connected to a driving member

printing