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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Verb 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.2.3 Antonyms 1.2.2.4 Derived terms 1.2.2.5 Translations 1.2.3 Adverb 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.3 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Verb 3 German 3.1 Adverb 4 Italian 4.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English libban

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• enPR: lĭv, IPA: /lɪv/, SAMPA: /lIv/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

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to 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.

   I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.

3. (intransitive) To survive, to persevere, to continue.

   Her memory lives in that song.

4. (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.

5. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
   • 2006, Laura Cardone, Motivation at Work^[1]:  

     Change happens from the inside out and this great resource can show you how to live the habits that build personal and professional effectiveness.

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See alive

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: līv, IPA: /laɪv/, SAMPA: /laIv/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

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live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

1. Having life; that is alive. Used attributively.

   The post office will not ship live animals.

2. Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.

   The station presented a live news program every evening.

3. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.

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

4. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

   Use caution when working near live wires.

5. (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.

[edit] 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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• (having life): living
• (electrically charged): hot

[edit] Antonyms

• (having life): dead
• (capable of causing harm): blank, dummy
• (electrically charged): neutral, dead

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• lively
• live wire

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live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

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

   The concert was broadcast live by radio.

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[edit] External links

• “live” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• "live" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.

[edit] Anagrams

• evil
• Levi
• vile
• veil

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[edit] Danish

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Verbal form of the noun liv

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live (op)

1. To enliven.

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live

1. (of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct) live

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live inv.

1. Performed or recorded live