live

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To be alive

   To be alive; to have life.

   • He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
2. 2

   To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

   • I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.
   • 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.
3. 3

   To survive

   To survive; to persevere; to continue.

   • When Lazarus left his charnel-cave, ⁠And home to Mary’s house return’d, […] ‘Where wert thou, brother, those four days?’ ⁠There lives no record of reply, ⁠Which telling what it is to die Had surely added praise to praise.
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   1. 4

      To endure in memory

      To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.

      • Her memory lives in that song.
      • 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.
   2. 5

      To cope.

      • You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
   3. 6

      To pass life in a specified manner.

      • It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
   4. 7

      To spend, as one's life

      To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

      • To live an idle or a useful life.
      • Many people write their romances, others live them; Honore de Balzac did both.
   5. 8

      To act habitually in conformity with

      To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

      • to live the Gospel
      • The key to our freedom then, isn't begging for tolerance, but living our full rights.
      • Change happens from the inside out and this great resource can show you how to live the habits that build personal and professional effectiveness.
   6. 9

      To live as

      To live as; to live being.

      • at leaſt admit vs libertie, Euen as thou hopſt to be eternized, By liuing Aſias mightie Emperour.
   7. 10

      To outlast danger

      To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.

      • That rockslide trapped me in a cave, and I was trapped for three days, but I lived.
      • No ship could live in such a storm.
      • (in a video game) I don't know how I lived that, I should've died like 8 times.
   8. 11

      To maintain or support one's existence

      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.
   9. 12

      To make the most of life

      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!
   10. 13

       Having life

       Having life; that is alive.

       • The post office will not ship live animals.
   11. 14

       Being in existence

       Being in existence; actual.

       • He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
   12. 15

       Having active properties

       Having active properties; being energized.

       • Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
   13. 16

       Operational

       Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.

   14. 17

       Taken from a living animal.

       • live feathers
   15. 18

       Imparting power

       Imparting power; having motion.

       • the live spindle of a lathe
       • a live, or driving, axle
   16. 19

       Still in active play.

       • a live ball
   17. 20

       Of a card

       Of a card: not yet dealt or played.

       • 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.
   18. 21

       Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

       • The station presented a live news program every evening.
       • Are we live?
   19. 22

       In person.

       • This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
   20. 23

       Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.

       • a live album
   21. 24

       Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).

       • The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
   22. 25

       Of an environment where sound is recorded

       Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.

       • A good experiment is to have a friend stand in a fixed position in a moderately live room and talk in a clear voice.
       • It sounds like the instruments were recorded in a fairly live room with reverb added.
   23. 26

       Electrically charged or energized, usually with a risk of causing electrocution if…

       Electrically charged or energized, usually with a risk of causing electrocution if touched.

       • Use caution when working near live wires.
   24. 27

       Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or…

       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.
   25. 28

       Featuring humans

       Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

   26. 29

       Being in a state of ignition

       Being in a state of ignition; burning.

       • a live coal; live embers
       • 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.
   27. 30

       Vivid

       Vivid; bright.

       • the live carnation
   28. 31

       Energetic, attentive, active.

       • a live man, or orator
       • Now then, Bill, I've recommended to the troop that they take you in, and the fellows have all voted in favor of you. These scouts are a live bunch and they all expect you to make good.
   29. 32

       Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.

       • The party was live, and the music was jammin. All over the beach people in colorful swimsuits were moving to the beat.
   30. 33

       Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese

       Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.

   31. 34

       Of an event, as it happens

       Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

       • The concert was broadcast live by radio.
   32. 35

       Of making a performance or speech, in person.

       • He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.

The neighborhood

• synonymdwellto have permanent residence somewhere
• synonymlast
• synonymremain
• synonymalive
• antonymdeadantonym(s) of “having life”
• antonymblankantonym(s) of “capable of causing harm”
• antonymdummyantonym(s) of “capable of causing harm”
• antonymneutralantonym(s) of “electrically charged”
• antonymrecordedantonym(s) of “as it happens”
• antonymprerecordedantonym(s) of “as it happens”
• antonymbroadcastantonym(s) of “in person”
• antonymanimatedantonym(s) of “featuring humans”
• neighborabide
• neighbordwell
• neighborreside
• neighborstay