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English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English liven, libben, from Old English lifian, libban (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian lieuwje (“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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  • Rhymes: -ɪv

Verb

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  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.
    I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
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    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 10, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      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.
  3. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
    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.
  4. (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
    You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
  5. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
    It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
  6. (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.
  7. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
    • (Can we date this quote by John Foxe and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      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.
  8. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
    No ship could live in such a storm.
    • (Can we date this quote by William Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      a strong mast that lived upon the sea
  9. (intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon") 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.
  10. (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!
Synonyms
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.

Derived terms
Related terms
Terms related to live (verb)
Translations
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

See also

Etymology 2

See alive

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɪv

Adjective

live (not comparable)

  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.
  4. Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
  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. (broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
    The station presented a live news program every evening.
  9. Of a performance or speech, in person.
    This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
  10. Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
  11. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
    The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
  12. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
    Use caution when working near live wires.
  13. (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.
  14. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
  15. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
    a live coal; live embers
  16. (obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
    a live man, or orator
  17. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
    • (Can we date this quote by Thomson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      the live carnation
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
Antonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective "live"

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Compounds
Translations
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Adverb

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.
  2. Of making a performance or speech, in person.
    He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
Translations

Noun

live (plural lives)

  1. (obsolete) life
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Geoffrey Chaucer to this entry?)

Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology 1

Verbal form of the noun liv (“life”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːvə/, [ˈliːwə]

Verb

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

  1. enliven
Usage notes

Used with op (“up”): live op

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English live [1965].

Adverb

live

  1. live (as it happens)
Synonyms

Esperanto

Adverb

live (lative liven)

  1. (neologism) on the left

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related terms

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Noun

live

  1. (dialectal) lye
Declension
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
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From English live.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

live (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard) live
Usage notes
  • Chiefly used as modifier in compound terms:
    live-esitys
    live performance
  • Almost always used in essive singular when used independently:
    He esiintyvät tänään livenä areenalla.
    They will perform live today at the arena.

Synonyms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From English live.

Pronunciation

Adverb

live

  1. (broadcast, event) live (at it happens, in real time, directly)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “live” in Duden online

Italian

Adjective

live (invariable)

  1. Performed or recorded live

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) līvē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of līveō

Picard

Etymology

From Latin liber.

Noun

live m (plural lives)

  1. book

Swazi

Noun

líve class 5 (plural émáve class 6)

  1. country

Inflection

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