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English

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Etymology 1

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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

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Verb

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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, to inhabit, to reside.
    Synonym: range (fauna)
    I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.
    • 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, 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:
      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.
    1. (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
      I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
  3. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
    • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 50:
      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.
  4. (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[1]:
      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.
  5. (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
    You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
  6. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
    It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
  7. (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.
  8. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
    • 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:
      to live the Gospel
    • 2006, Laura Cardone, Motivation at Work‎[2], →ISBN:
      Change happens from the inside out and this great resource can show you how to live the habits that build personal and professional effectiveness.
    • 2016 March 24, Jon Henley, “The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating (and ingenious) rise of BrewDog”, in The Guardian‎[3], →ISSN:
      In short, he argues, in the modern era, “The only way to build a brand is to live that brand. You have to live the values and the mission, then let the customer decide.”
  9. (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
  10. (intransitive) 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.
  11. (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.
  12. (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
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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
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Jamaican Creole: lib, liv
  • Krio: lib
  • Maroon Spirit Language: lib, libis
  • Sranan Tongo: libi
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See also

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Etymology 2

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An apheretic form of alive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

  1. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
    The post office will not ship live animals.
  2. Being in existence; actual.
    He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
  3. Having active properties; being energized.
    Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
  4. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
    1. (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.
  5. Taken from a living animal.
    live feathers
  6. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
    the live spindle of a lathe
    a live, or driving, axle
  7. (sports) Still in active play.
    a live ball
  8. (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.
  9. (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
    The station presented a live news program every evening.
    Are we live?
  10. (of a performance or speech) In person.
    This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
  11. (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
    a live album
  12. Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
    The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
  13. 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.
  14. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
    Use caution when working near live wires.
  15. (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.
  16. (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
  17. 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[4]:
      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.
  18. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
  19. (slang)
    1. (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.
    2. 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.
  20. (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
    Antonym: dead
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  • 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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  • (antonym(s) of “having life”): dead
  • (antonym(s) of “capable of causing harm”): blank, dummy
  • (antonym(s) of “electrically charged”): neutral, dead
  • (antonym(s) of “as it happens”): recorded, prerecorded
  • (antonym(s) of “in person”): broadcast
  • (antonym(s) of “featuring humans”): animated
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Terms derived from the adjective live
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Adverb

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live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

  2. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
    The concert was broadcast live by radio.
  4. Of making a performance or speech, in person.
    He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
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Chinese

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Etymology

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From English live, possibly via Japanese ライブ (raibu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hong Kong Cantonese) IPA(key): /laːi̯f⁵⁵/

Verb

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live

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) to broadcast live; to stream
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to reach the end (i.e. the newest posts) on a forum thread

Noun

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live

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) live performance; concert　(Classifier: 場／场 m c)
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) livestream (Classifier: 條／条 c)

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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Verbal form of the noun liv (“life”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liːvə/, [ˈliːʊ̯ə], [ˈliːʊ]

Verb

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live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, perfect tense har livet)

  1. enliven
Usage notes
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Used with op (“up”): live op

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English live First attested in 1965.

Adverb

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live

  1. live (as it happens)
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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From liva +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlive/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: li‧ve

Adverb

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live (lative liven)

  1. (neologism) on the left
    Synonym: maldekstre
    Antonym: dekstre

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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    lipeä +‎ -e

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈliʋeˣ/, [ˈliʋe̞(ʔ)]
    • Rhymes: -iʋe
    • Syllabification(key): li‧ve
    • Hyphenation(key): li‧ve

    Noun

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    live (dialectal)

    1. (Satakunta, Tavastia, Central Finland, North Karelia) synonym of lipeä (“lye”)
    Declension
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    Inflection of live (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
    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
    abessive lipeettä lipeittä
    instructive — lipein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of live (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lipeeni lipeeni
    accusative nom. lipeeni lipeeni
    gen. lipeeni
    genitive lipeeni lipeideni
    lipeitteni
    partitive livettäni lipeitäni
    inessive lipeessäni lipeissäni
    elative lipeestäni lipeistäni
    illative lipeeseeni lipeisiini
    lipeihini
    adessive lipeelläni lipeilläni
    ablative lipeeltäni lipeiltäni
    allative lipeelleni lipeilleni
    essive lipeenäni lipeinäni
    translative lipeekseni lipeikseni
    abessive lipeettäni lipeittäni
    instructive — —
    comitative — lipeineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lipeesi lipeesi
    accusative nom. lipeesi lipeesi
    gen. lipeesi
    genitive lipeesi lipeidesi
    lipeittesi
    partitive livettäsi lipeitäsi
    inessive lipeessäsi lipeissäsi
    elative lipeestäsi lipeistäsi
    illative lipeeseesi lipeisiisi
    lipeihisi
    adessive lipeelläsi lipeilläsi
    ablative lipeeltäsi lipeiltäsi
    allative lipeellesi lipeillesi
    essive lipeenäsi lipeinäsi
    translative lipeeksesi lipeiksesi
    abessive lipeettäsi lipeittäsi
    instructive — —
    comitative — lipeinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lipeemme lipeemme
    accusative nom. lipeemme lipeemme
    gen. lipeemme
    genitive lipeemme lipeidemme
    lipeittemme
    partitive livettämme lipeitämme
    inessive lipeessämme lipeissämme
    elative lipeestämme lipeistämme
    illative lipeeseemme lipeisiimme
    lipeihimme
    adessive lipeellämme lipeillämme
    ablative lipeeltämme lipeiltämme
    allative lipeellemme lipeillemme
    essive lipeenämme lipeinämme
    translative lipeeksemme lipeiksemme
    abessive lipeettämme lipeittämme
    instructive — —
    comitative — lipeinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lipeenne lipeenne
    accusative nom. lipeenne lipeenne
    gen. lipeenne
    genitive lipeenne lipeidenne
    lipeittenne
    partitive livettänne lipeitänne
    inessive lipeessänne lipeissänne
    elative lipeestänne lipeistänne
    illative lipeeseenne lipeisiinne
    lipeihinne
    adessive lipeellänne lipeillänne
    ablative lipeeltänne lipeiltänne
    allative lipeellenne lipeillenne
    essive lipeenänne lipeinänne
    translative lipeeksenne lipeiksenne
    abessive lipeettänne lipeittänne
    instructive — —
    comitative — lipeinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative lipeensä lipeensä
    accusative nom. lipeensä lipeensä
    gen. lipeensä
    genitive lipeensä lipeidensä
    lipeittensä
    partitive livettään
    livettänsä     		lipeitään
    lipeitänsä
    inessive lipeessään
    lipeessänsä     		lipeissään
    lipeissänsä
    elative lipeestään
    lipeestänsä     		lipeistään
    lipeistänsä
    illative lipeeseensä lipeisiinsä
    lipeihinsä
    adessive lipeellään
    lipeellänsä     		lipeillään
    lipeillänsä
    ablative lipeeltään
    lipeeltänsä     		lipeiltään
    lipeiltänsä
    allative lipeelleen
    lipeellensä     		lipeilleen
    lipeillensä
    essive lipeenään
    lipeenänsä     		lipeinään
    lipeinänsä
    translative lipeekseen
    lipeeksensä     		lipeikseen
    lipeiksensä
    abessive lipeettään
    lipeettänsä     		lipeittään
    lipeittänsä
    instructive — —
    comitative — lipeineen
    lipeinensä
    Derived terms
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    compounds

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    Etymology 2

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      From English live.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈliʋe/, [ˈliʋe̞]
      • Rhymes: -iʋe
      • Syllabification(key): li‧ve
      • Hyphenation(key): li‧ve

      Noun

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      live

      1. (in compounds) live
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      • Chiefly used as a modifier in compound terms:
        live-esitys ― live performance
      • When used independently, almost always used in the essive singular:
        He esiintyvät tänään livenä areenalla.
        They will perform live today at the arena.
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      Inflection of live (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
      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
      livein rare
      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
      abessive livettä liveittä
      instructive — livein
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of live (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative liveni liveni
      accusative nom. liveni liveni
      gen. liveni
      genitive liveni livejeni
      liveini rare
      partitive liveäni livejäni
      inessive livessäni liveissäni
      elative livestäni liveistäni
      illative liveeni liveihini
      adessive livelläni liveilläni
      ablative liveltäni liveiltäni
      allative livelleni liveilleni
      essive livenäni liveinäni
      translative livekseni liveikseni
      abessive livettäni liveittäni
      instructive — —
      comitative — liveineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative livesi livesi
      accusative nom. livesi livesi
      gen. livesi
      genitive livesi livejesi
      liveisi rare
      partitive liveäsi livejäsi
      inessive livessäsi liveissäsi
      elative livestäsi liveistäsi
      illative liveesi liveihisi
      adessive livelläsi liveilläsi
      ablative liveltäsi liveiltäsi
      allative livellesi liveillesi
      essive livenäsi liveinäsi
      translative liveksesi liveiksesi
      abessive livettäsi liveittäsi
      instructive — —
      comitative — liveinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative livemme livemme
      accusative nom. livemme livemme
      gen. livemme
      genitive livemme livejemme
      liveimme rare
      partitive liveämme livejämme
      inessive livessämme liveissämme
      elative livestämme liveistämme
      illative liveemme liveihimme
      adessive livellämme liveillämme
      ablative liveltämme liveiltämme
      allative livellemme liveillemme
      essive livenämme liveinämme
      translative liveksemme liveiksemme
      abessive livettämme liveittämme
      instructive — —
      comitative — liveinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative livenne livenne
      accusative nom. livenne livenne
      gen. livenne
      genitive livenne livejenne
      liveinne rare
      partitive liveänne livejänne
      inessive livessänne liveissänne
      elative livestänne liveistänne
      illative liveenne liveihinne
      adessive livellänne liveillänne
      ablative liveltänne liveiltänne
      allative livellenne liveillenne
      essive livenänne liveinänne
      translative liveksenne liveiksenne
      abessive livettänne liveittänne
      instructive — —
      comitative — liveinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative livensä livensä
      accusative nom. livensä livensä
      gen. livensä
      genitive livensä livejensä
      liveinsä rare
      partitive liveään
      liveänsä       		livejään
      livejänsä
      inessive livessään
      livessänsä       		liveissään
      liveissänsä
      elative livestään
      livestänsä       		liveistään
      liveistänsä
      illative liveensä liveihinsä
      adessive livellään
      livellänsä       		liveillään
      liveillänsä
      ablative liveltään
      liveltänsä       		liveiltään
      liveiltänsä
      allative livelleen
      livellensä       		liveilleen
      liveillensä
      essive livenään
      livenänsä       		liveinään
      liveinänsä
      translative livekseen
      liveksensä       		liveikseen
      liveiksensä
      abessive livettään
      livettänsä       		liveittään
      liveittänsä
      instructive — —
      comitative — liveineen
      liveinensä
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      Adjective

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      live

      1. recorded at a concert as opposed to in a studio
      2. in real time
      3. (Quebec, Eastern Ontario) now, at this moment.

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      Noun

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      live m (plural live or lives)

      1. 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.

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      German

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English live.

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      Adverb

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      live

      1. (broadcast, event) live (as it happens, in real time, directly)
        Synonyms: direkt, in Echtzeit

      Usage notes

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      • There is no adjective corresponding to live, but it can form compounds (see below).

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      Further reading

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      • “live” in Duden online
      • “live” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

      Italian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English live, originally as an adjective.[1]

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      Adjective

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      live (invariable)

      1. performed or recorded live
        Synonym: dal vivo

      Noun

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      live m (invariable)

      1. live broadcast; live reporting

      References

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      1. ^ live in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
      2. ^ live in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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      līvē

      1. second-person singular present active imperative of līveō

      Middle English

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      live

      1. alternative form of lyven

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      live n

      1. dative singular of liv
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      Borrowed from English live.

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      live (singular and plural live)

      1. live (some technical senses)
        1. (broadcasting) on air
        2. (of a performance or speech) in person
        3. (entertainment, performing) recorded in front of a live audience

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      From Old Norse hlífa, from Proto-Germanic *hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

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      live (present tense liver, past tense livde, past participle livt/livd, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative liv)

      1. (transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements
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      live n (definite singular livet, uncountable)

      1. (rare) shelter, cover, protection, especially from the elements
        Synonyms: le, livd, ly

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      Of the noun liv n (“life”).

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      live (present tense livar, past tense liva, past participle liva, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative live/liv)

      1. (ambitransitive) to liven
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      From Latin liber.

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      live m (plural lives)

      1. book

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      Alternative forms

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      Unadapted borrowing from English live.

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      live (not comparable, no derived adverb)

      1. (broadcasting, colloquial, postpositive) live (seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens)
      2. (colloquial, music, postpositive) live (made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)

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      live (not comparable)

      1. (colloquial, postpositive) live (as it happens)
        Synonym: na żywo
        Antonym: z puszki

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      live m inan

      1. (broadcasting, colloquial) live transmission
      2. (colloquial, music) live recording (recording made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)

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      Declension of live
      singular plural
      nominative live live'y
      genitive live'a/live'u live'ów
      dative live'owi live'om
      accusative live'a/live'u live'y
      instrumental live'em live'ami
      locative livie live'ach
      vocative livie live'y

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      • live in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • live in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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      Unadapted borrowing from English live.

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      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaj.vi/ [ˈlaɪ̯.vi]
        • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaj.ve/ [ˈlaɪ̯.ve]
       

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      live m or f (plural lives)

      1. video stream (either a live stream or a recording of a past live stream)
        Synonym: direto
        Hoje assisti à live que fizeram na semana passada.
        Today, I've watched the stream that they did last week.

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      • Normally feminine in Brazilian Portuguese.

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      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English live.

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      live m or f or n (indeclinable)

      1. live

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      Declension of live (invariable)
      singular plural
      masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
      nominative-
      accusative       		indefinite live live live live
      definite — — — —
      genitive-
      dative       		indefinite live live live live
      definite — — — —

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      live

      1. live

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      líve class 5 (plural émáve class 6)

      1. country

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      (classifier phiên) live

      1. short for livestream

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      live

      1. short for livestream

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      Etymology

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      From Middle English lyven, from Old English libban, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

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      live (present participle liveen)

      1. to live
        • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:
          Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;
          Long may they live in prosperity;

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      • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), 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, published 1867, page 104
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