live
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English lyven, libben, from Old English lifian, libban (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian líeuwje (“to live”), West Frisian libje (“to live”), Dutch leven (“to live”), German Low German leven, lęven (“to live”), German leben (“to live”), Swedish leva (“to live”), Icelandic lifa (“to live”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban, “to live”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: lĭv, IPA(key): /lɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪv
- Hyphenation: live
Verb
live (third-person singular simple present lives, present participle living, simple past and past participle lived)
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
- 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], OCLC 16832619, page 16:
- 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.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071:
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- Her memory lives in that song.
- 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:
- 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.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after.
- (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.
- 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian:
- By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.
- 2013 June 1, “Towards the end of poverty”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 11:
- But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- 1563 March 30, John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], OCLC 64451939:
- to live the Gospel
- 2006, Laura Cardone, Motivation at Work:
- 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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- (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, OCLC 932920499; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
- at leaſt admit vs libertie,
Euen as thou hopſt to be eternized,
By liuing Aſias mightie Emperour.
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- (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
- No ship could live in such a storm.
- c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene ii]:
- a strong mast that lived upon the sea
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) 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.
- (intransitive, informal) 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!
Usage notes
Throughout Late Middle English and Early Modern English in Midlands and Northern dialects, the present participle form livand co-occurs with the form living.
Synonyms
- (to have permanent residence somewhere): dwell; See also Thesaurus:reside
- (to survive): go on, last, remain; See also Thesaurus:persist
Derived terms
- alive
- as I live and breathe
- forlive
- lively
- long-lived
- mislive
- outlive
- overlive
- relive
- short-lived
Related terms
- can't live with them, can't live without them
- life
- live and die
- live and let live
- live down
- live for the day
- live in sin
- live in the past
- live large
- live off
- live on
- live on the edge
- live out
- live over
- live over the brush
- live the dream
- live up
- live with
- long live
Translations
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See also
- abide
- dwell
- reside
- stay
Etymology 2
An aphetic form of alive.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: līv; IPA(key): /laɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪv
Adjective
live (comparative more live, superlative most live)
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- The post office will not ship live animals.
- Being in existence; actual.
- He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Antonym: dead
- 1996, Richard Jones; Rafael Lins, Garbage Collection, →ISBN, page 4:
- An object in the heap is live if its address is held in a root, or there is a pointer to it held in another live heap node.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Taken from a living animal.
- live feathers
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- the live spindle of a lathe
- a live, or driving, axle
- (sports) Still in active play.
- a live ball
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- 2005, Alison M. Pendergast, Play Winning Poker in No Time (page 57)
- 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.
- 2005, Alison M. Pendergast, Play Winning Poker in No Time (page 57)
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- The station presented a live news program every evening.
- Are we live?
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- a live album
- Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
- The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- 2002, John Eargle, Chris Foreman, Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement (page 21)
- A good experiment is to have a friend stand in a fixed position in a moderately live room and talk in a clear voice.
- 2016, Jason Corey, Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training (page 136)
- It sounds like the instruments were recorded in a fairly live room with reverb added.
- 2002, John Eargle, Chris Foreman, Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement (page 21)
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- Use caution when working near live wires.
- (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.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- a live coal; live embers
- 1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post:
- 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.
- (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
- 1728, James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, OCLC 642619686:
- the live carnation
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- (slang)
- (dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
- a live man, or orator
- 1915, “In the Scout Cave”, in Boys' Life, volume 5, number 3, page 23:
- 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.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- 1998, Kimberly S. Phillips, Purpose Lies Within, Messenger Publishing, →ISBN, page 119:
- The party was live, and the music was jammin. All over the beach people in colorful swimsuits were moving to the beat.
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- (dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
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.
Synonyms
- (having life): living, alive; see also Thesaurus:alive
- (being in existence): real
- (electrically charged): hot
- (in person): in person, in the flesh
Antonyms
- (having life): dead
- (capable of causing harm): blank, dummy
- (electrically charged): neutral, dead
- (as it happens): recorded, prerecorded
- (in person): broadcast
- (featuring humans): animated
Derived terms
- lively
- live one
- live rail
- live steam
- live stream, live-stream, livestream
- live wire
Compounds
- live actors
- live action
- live album
- live box
- live broadcast
- live recording
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Adverb
live (comparative more live, superlative most live)
- Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
- The concert was broadcast live by radio.
- Of making a performance or speech, in person.
- He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
Translations
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Further reading
- live in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- live in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Anagrams
- Levi, Viel, evil, veil, vile, vlei
Danish
Etymology 1
Verbal form of the noun liv (“life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːvə/, [ˈliːʊ̯ə], [ˈliːʊ]
Verb
live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, perfect tense har livet)
- enliven
Usage notes
Used with op (“up”): live op
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English live First attested in 1965.
Adverb
live
- live (as it happens)
Synonyms
- direkte
Esperanto
Etymology
liva + -e
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlive]
- Rhymes: -ive
- Hyphenation: li‧ve
Adverb
live (lative liven)
- (neologism) on the left
Synonyms
- maldekstre
Antonyms
- dekstre
Finnish
Etymology 1
lipeä + -e
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliʋeˣ/, [ˈliʋe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -iʋe
- Syllabification(key): li‧ve
Noun
live
- (dialectal) lye
Declension
Inflection of live (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation) | |||
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nominative | live | lipeet | |
genitive | lipeen | lipeiden lipeitten | |
partitive | livettä | lipeitä | |
illative | lipeeseen | lipeisiin lipeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | live | lipeet | |
accusative | nom. | live | lipeet |
gen. | lipeen | ||
genitive | lipeen | lipeiden lipeitten | |
partitive | livettä | lipeitä | |
inessive | lipeessä | lipeissä | |
elative | lipeestä | lipeistä | |
illative | lipeeseen | lipeisiin lipeihin | |
adessive | lipeellä | lipeillä | |
ablative | lipeeltä | lipeiltä | |
allative | lipeelle | lipeille | |
essive | lipeenä | lipeinä | |
translative | lipeeksi | lipeiksi | |
instructive | — | lipein | |
abessive | lipeettä | lipeittä | |
comitative | — | lipeineen |
Possessive forms of live (type hame) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | lipeeni | lipeemme |
2nd person | lipeesi | lipeenne |
3rd person | lipeensä |
Synonyms
- lipeä
Etymology 2
From English live.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliʋe/, [ˈliʋe̞]
- Rhymes: -iʋe
- Syllabification(key): li‧ve
Noun
live
- live
Usage notes
- Chiefly used as modifier in compound terms:
- live-esitys
- live performance
- live-esitys
- Almost always used in essive singular when used independently:
- He esiintyvät tänään livenä areenalla.
- They will perform live today at the arena.
- He esiintyvät tänään livenä areenalla.
Declension
Inflection of live (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | live | livet | |
genitive | liven | livejen | |
partitive | liveä | livejä | |
illative | liveen | liveihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | live | livet | |
accusative | nom. | live | livet |
gen. | liven | ||
genitive | liven | livejen liveinrare | |
partitive | liveä | livejä | |
inessive | livessä | liveissä | |
elative | livestä | liveistä | |
illative | liveen | liveihin | |
adessive | livellä | liveillä | |
ablative | liveltä | liveiltä | |
allative | livelle | liveille | |
essive | livenä | liveinä | |
translative | liveksi | liveiksi | |
instructive | — | livein | |
abessive | livettä | liveittä | |
comitative | — | liveineen |
Possessive forms of live (type nalle) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | liveni | livemme |
2nd person | livesi | livenne |
3rd person | livensä |
Synonyms
- elävä
Anagrams
- Elvi, Veli, ilve, veli
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
live
- recorded at a concert as opposed to in a studio
- in real time
- (Quebec, Eastern Ontario) now, at this moment.
Synonyms
- en direct
Noun
live m (plural live or lives)
- live stream, a video broadcast in real time, a Q&A (even written) in real time
- Synonym: direct
- comment faire un live sur YouTube ― how to do a livestream on YouTube
- Le Monde a fait un live pendant le confinement. - Le Monde did a live Q&A during the lockdown.
Derived terms
- album live
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English live.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laɪ̯f/
Audio (file)
Adverb
live
- (broadcast, event) live (at it happens, in real time, directly)
- Synonyms: direkt, in Echtzeit
Usage notes
- There is no adjective corresponding to live, but it can form compounds (see below).
Derived terms
- Livekonzert, Live-Konzert
- Liveschaltung, Live-Schaltung
- Livesendung, Live-Sendung
- Liveübertragung, Live-Übertragung
Further reading
- “live” in Duden online
- “live” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English live, originally as an adjective.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlajv/[2]
- Rhymes: -ajv
Adjective
live (invariable)
- performed or recorded live
- Synonym: dal vivo
Noun
live m (invariable)
- live broadcast; live reporting
References
- live in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- live in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
- Levi, levi, veli, vile
Latin
Verb
līvē
- second-person singular present active imperative of līveō
Middle English
Verb
live
- Alternative form of lyven
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²liːʋə/
Noun
live n
- dative singular of liv
Usage notes
- Used only in the fixed expressions i live and til live.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English live.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑɪ̯ʋ/
Adjective
live (singular and plural live)
- live (some technical senses)
- (broadcasting) on air
- (of a performance or speech) in person
- (entertainment, performing) recorded in front of a live audience
Etymology 3
From Old Norse hlífa, from Proto-Germanic *hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²liːʋə/
Verb
live (present tense liver, past tense livde, past participle livd/livt, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative liv)
- (transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements
Alternative forms
- liva (a-infinitive)
Related terms
- livd f
Noun
live n (definite singular livet, uncountable)
- (rare) shelter, cover, protection, especially from the elements
- Synonyms: le, livd, ly
Etymology 4
Of the noun liv n (“life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²liːʋə/
Verb
live (present tense livar, past tense liva, past participle liva, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative live/liv)
- (transitive, intransitive) to liven
Alternative forms
- liva (a-infinitive)
Derived terms
- live opp
References
- “live” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- elvi, evli, leiv, Levi, veil
Picard
Etymology
From Latin liber.
Noun
live m (plural lives)
- book
Portuguese
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaj.vi/ [ˈlaɪ̯.vi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaj.ve/ [ˈlaɪ̯.ve]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlaj.v(ɨ)/
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English live.
Noun
live f (plural lives)
- video stream (either a live stream or a recording of a past live stream)
- Hoje assisti a live que fizeram semana passada.
- Today I've watched the stream they did last week.
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English live.
Adjective
live m or f or n (indeclinable)
- live
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | live | live | live | live | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | live | live | live | live | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Adverb
live
- live
Swazi
Noun
líve class 5 (plural émáve class 6)
- country
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English lyven, from Old English libban, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.
Verb
live (present participle liveen)
- to live
- 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6:
- Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;
- Long may they live in prosperity;
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References
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 104