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to have life
- Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of live (Entry 2 of 2)
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being in effective operation
- didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments
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- active,
- alive,
- functional,
- functioning,
- going,
- living,
- on,
- operating,
- operational,
- operative,
- running,
- working
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having or showing life
- there is a tank of live lobsters sitting at the front of the restaurant
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“Live.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live. Accessed 5 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of live was before the 12th century
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