live meaning and definition

LIVE verb

Definition of live (verb)

1. inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
   • "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
   • synonyms: dwell, inhabit, populate
2. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
   • "we had to live frugally after the war"
3. continue to live through hardship or adversity
   • "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
   • synonyms: endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live on, survive
4. support oneself
   • "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
   • synonyms: exist, subsist, survive
5. have life, be alive
   • "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
   • synonyms: be
6. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
   • "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
   • synonyms: experience, know
7. pursue a positive and satisfying existence
   • "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

LIVE adjective

Definition of live (adjective)

1. actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
   • "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"
   • synonyms: unrecorded
   • antonym: recorded
2. exerting force or containing energy
   • "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"
   • antonym: dead
3. possessing life
   • "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"
   • synonyms: alive
   • antonym: dead
4. highly reverberant
   • "a live concert hall"
5. charged with an explosive
   • "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
6. elastic; rebounds readily
   • "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
   • synonyms: bouncy, lively, resilient, springy
7. abounding with life and energy
   • "the club members are a really live bunch"
8. in current use or ready for use
   • "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"
9. of current relevance
   • "a live issue"; "still a live option"
10. charged or energized with electricity
    • "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
    • synonyms: hot
11. capable of erupting
    • "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"
    • synonyms: alive

LIVE adverb

Definition of live (adverb)

1. not recorded
   • "the opera was broadcast live"