lived; living
Definition of live
(Entry 1 of 3)
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
4a : to occupy a home : dwell living in a shabby room they had always lived in the country
b : to be located or stored
the silverware lives here
5 : to attain eternal life
though he die, yet shall he live — John 11:25 (Revised Standard Version)
6 : to conduct or pass one's life
lived only for his work
7 : to remain in human memory or record
the past lives in us all— W. R. Inge
8 : to have a life rich in experience
the boy who is mentally alert lives more in a day than a dull boy does in a month — Boy Scout Handbook
9 : cohabit She lived with that actor for over a year.
1 : to pass through or spend the duration of
lived their lives alone
3 : to exhibit vigor, gusto, or enthusiasm in
lived life to the fullest
4a : to experience firsthand
living a dream
b : to be thoroughly absorbed by or involved with
she lives her work
live
adjectiveDefinition of live (Entry 2 of 3)
1a : having life : living a live lobster
b : existing in fact or reality : actual spoke to a real live celebrity
2 : exerting force or containing energy: such as
b : connected to electric power
c : charged with explosives and containing shot or a bullet
live ammunition also : armed but not exploded a live bomb
d : imparting or driven by power
a live axle
e : being in operation
a live microphone
3 : abounding with life : vivid
4 : being in a pure native state
5 : of bright vivid color
6 : of continuing or current interest
live issues
7a : not yet printed from or plated
live type
b : not yet typeset
live copy
8a : of or involving a presentation (such as a play or concert) in which both the performers and an audience are physically present
a live record album a nightclub with live entertainment
b : broadcast directly at the time of production
a live radio program
9 : being in play
a live ball
live
adverbDefinition of live (Entry 3 of 3)
: at the actual time of occurrence : during, from, or at a live production
the program was broadcast live
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The first known use of live was before the 12th century
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