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This page has 64 definitions of live with English translations in 11 languages. Live is a verb, an adjective, an adverb and noun. Examples of how to use live in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .

See also: Live and livè

English live definition

Etymology 1

From Middle English lyven, libben, from Old English lifian, libban (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian líeuwje (“to live”), West Frisian libje (“to live”), Dutch leven (“to live”), German Low German leven, lęven (“to live”), German leben (“to live”), Swedish leva (“to live”), Icelandic lifa (“to live”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban, “to live”).

Pronunciation

Verb

live (third-person singular simple present lives, present participle living, simple past and past participle lived)

  1. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
    He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
  2. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
    I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
    • 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], OCLC 16832619, page 16:
      Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071:
      It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
    1. (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
      I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
  3. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
  4. (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
    Her memory lives in that song.
    • 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian‎[1]:
      He has now overseen three straight victories since taking over from Claudio Ranieri and this latest win, against one of the best teams in Europe, will live long in the memory for every Leicester supporter.
  5. (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
    You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
  6. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
    It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
  7. (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
    To live an idle or a useful life.
    • 1921, Juanita Helm Floyd, Women in the Life of Balzac:
      Many people write their romances, others live them; Honore de Balzac did both.
    • 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian:
      By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.
    • 2013 June 1, “Towards the end of poverty”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 11:
      But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.
  8. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
  9. (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
  10. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
    No ship could live in such a storm.
  11. (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
    It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.   Man shall not live by bread alone.
  12. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
    I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
Synonyms
Usage notes

Throughout Late Middle English and Early Modern English in Midlands and Northern dialects, the present participle form livand co-occurs with the form living.

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Etymology 2

An aphetic form of alive.

Pronunciation

Adjective

live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

  1. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
    The post office will not ship live animals.
  2. Being in existence; actual.
    He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
  3. Having active properties; being energized.
    Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
  4. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
    1. (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
      • Antonym: dead
      • 1996, Richard Jones; Rafael Lins, Garbage Collection, →ISBN, page 4:
        An object in the heap is live if its address is held in a root, or there is a pointer to it held in another live heap node.
  5. Taken from a living animal.
    live feathers
  6. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
    the live spindle of a lathe
    a live, or driving, axle
  7. (sports) Still in active play.
    a live ball
  8. (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
    • 2005, Alison M. Pendergast, Play Winning Poker in No Time (page 57)
      As a beginner, when you are in a hand, you should practice counting your outs, or those live cards left in the deck that can improve your hand.
  9. (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
    The station presented a live news program every evening.
    Are we live?
  10. (of a performance or speech) In person.
    This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
  11. (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
    a live album
  12. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
    The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
  13. Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
    • 2002, John Eargle, ‎Chris Foreman, Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement (page 21)
      A good experiment is to have a friend stand in a fixed position in a moderately live room and talk in a clear voice.
    • 2016, Jason Corey, Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training (page 136)
      It sounds like the instruments were recorded in a fairly live room with reverb added.
  14. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
    Use caution when working near live wires.
  15. (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
    Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
  16. (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
  17. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
    a live coal; live embers
  18. (obsolete, slang, of a person) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
    a live man, or orator
    • 1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post‎[2]:
      Call it a dead language if you want to—it looks to me like those Latinites were the live boys when it came to putting a whole lot of meaning into just two or three words.
  19. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
Usage notes
  • Live in the sense of "having life" is used only attributively (before a noun), as in "live animals". Predicatively (after the noun), alive is used, as in "be alive". Living may be used either attributively or predicatively.
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Adverb

live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

  2. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
    The concert was broadcast live by radio.
  4. Of making a performance or speech, in person.
    He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
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Danish live definition

Etymology 1

Verbal form of the noun liv (“life”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːvə/, [ˈliːʊ̯ə], [ˈliːʊ]

Verb

live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, perfect tense har livet)

  1. enliven
Usage notes

Used with op (“up”): live op

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English live [1965].

Adverb

live

  1. live (as it happens)
Synonyms

Esperanto live definition

Etymology

liva +‎ -e

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlive]
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: li‧ve

Adverb

live (lative liven)

  1. (neologism) on the left

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Finnish live definition

Etymology 1

lipeä +‎ -e

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliʋeˣ/, [ˈliʋe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -iʋe
  • Syllabification(key): li‧ve

Noun

live

  1. (dialectal) lye
Declension
Inflection of live (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
nominative live lipeet
genitive lipeen lipeiden
lipeitten
partitive livettä lipeitä
illative lipeeseen lipeisiin
lipeihin
singular plural
nominative live lipeet
accusative nom. live lipeet
gen. lipeen
genitive lipeen lipeiden
lipeitten
partitive livettä lipeitä
inessive lipeessä lipeissä
elative lipeestä lipeistä
illative lipeeseen lipeisiin
lipeihin
adessive lipeellä lipeillä
ablative lipeeltä lipeiltä
allative lipeelle lipeille
essive lipeenä lipeinä
translative lipeeksi lipeiksi
instructive — lipein
abessive lipeettä lipeittä
comitative — lipeineen
Possessive forms of live (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person lipeeni lipeemme
2nd person lipeesi lipeenne
3rd person lipeensä
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From English live.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliʋe/, [ˈliʋe̞]
  • Rhymes: -iʋe
  • Syllabification(key): li‧ve

Noun

live

  1. live

Declension

Inflection of live (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative live livet
genitive liven livejen
partitive liveä livejä
illative liveen liveihin
singular plural
nominative live livet
accusative nom. live livet
gen. liven
genitive liven livejen
liveinrare
partitive liveä livejä
inessive livessä liveissä
elative livestä liveistä
illative liveen liveihin
adessive livellä liveillä
ablative liveltä liveiltä
allative livelle liveille
essive livenä liveinä
translative liveksi liveiksi
instructive — livein
abessive livettä liveittä
comitative — liveineen
Possessive forms of live (type nalle)
possessor singular plural
1st person liveni livemme
2nd person livesi livenne
3rd person livensä
Usage notes
  • Chiefly used as modifier in compound terms:
    live-esitys
    live performance
  • Almost always used in essive singular when used independently:
    He esiintyvät tänään livenä areenalla.
    They will perform live today at the arena.
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French live definition

Pronunciation

Adjective

live

  1. recorded at a concert as opposed to in a studio
  2. in real time
  3. (Quebec, Eastern Ontario) now, at this moment.

Synonyms

Noun

live m (plural live or lives)

  1. live stream, a video broadcast in real time, a Q&A (even written) in real time
    Synonym: direct
    comment faire un live sur YouTube ― how to do a livestream on YouTube
    Le Monde a fait un live pendant le confinement. - Le Monde did a live Q&A during the lockdown.

Derived terms

German live definition

Etymology

Borrowed from English live.

Pronunciation

Adverb

live

  1. (broadcast, event) live (at it happens, in real time, directly)
    Synonyms: direkt, in Echtzeit

Usage notes

  • There is no adjective corresponding to live, but it can form compounds (see below).

Derived terms

  • Livekonzert, Live-Konzert
  • Liveschaltung, Live-Schaltung
  • Livesendung, Live-Sendung
  • Liveübertragung, Live-Übertragung

Further reading

  • “live” in Duden online
  • “live” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian live definition

Etymology

From English live, originally as an adjective.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

live (invariable)

  1. performed or recorded live
    Synonym: dal vivo

Noun

live m (invariable)

  1. live broadcast; live reporting

References

  1. ^ live in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ live in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Latin live definition

Verb

līvē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of līveō

Middle English live definition

Verb

live

  1. Alternative form of lyven

Norwegian Nynorsk live definition

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

live n

  1. dative singular of liv
Usage notes

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English live.

Pronunciation

Adjective

live (singular and plural live)

  1. live (some technical senses)
    1. (broadcasting) on air
    2. (of a performance or speech) in person
    3. (entertainment, performing) recorded in front of a live audience

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hlífa, from Proto-Germanic *hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

Verb

live (present tense liver, past tense livde, past participle livd/livt, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative liv)

  1. (transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements
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Noun

live n (definite singular livet, uncountable)

  1. (rare) shelter, cover, protection, especially from the elements
    Synonyms: le, livd, ly

Etymology 4

Of the noun liv n (“life”).

Pronunciation

Verb

live (present tense livar, past tense liva, past participle liva, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative live/liv)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to liven
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Picard live definition

Etymology

From Latin liber.

Noun

live m (plural lives)

  1. book

Romanian live definition

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English live.

Adjective

live m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. live

Declension

Declension of live (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite live live live live
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite live live live live
definite — — — —

Adverb

live

  1. live

Swazi live definition

Noun

líve 5 (plural émáve 6)

  1. country

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Yola live definition

Etymology

From Middle English lyven, from Old English libban, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

Verb

live (present participle liveen)

  1. to live
    • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6:
      Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;
      Long may they live in prosperity;

References

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 104
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