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▸ verb: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style ("We had to live frugally after the war")
▸ verb: pursue a positive and satisfying existence ("You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live")
▸ verb: have life, be alive ("My grandfather lived until the end of war")
▸ verb: support oneself ("Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?")
▸ verb: continue to live; endure or last ("The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents")
▸ verb: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations ("I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict")
▸ verb: make one's home or live in ("I live in a 200-year old house")
▸ adjective: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing ("A live television program")
▸ adjective: charged with an explosive ("Live ammunition")
▸ adjective: having life ("A live canary")
▸ adjective: showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy ("Live coals")
▸ adjective: of current relevance ("A live issue")
▸ adjective: in current use or ready for use ("Live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread")
▸ adjective: abounding with life and energy ("The club members are a really live bunch")
▸ adjective: charged or energized with electricity ("A live wire")
▸ adjective: rebounds readily ("A lively tennis ball")
▸ adverb: not recorded ("The opera was broadcast live")
▸ Also see living
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to live
▸ Usage examples for live
▸ Idioms related to live (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by live
▸ Words that often appear near live
▸ Rhymes of live
▸ Invented words related to live
▸ verb: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style ("We had to live frugally after the war")
▸ verb: pursue a positive and satisfying existence ("You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live")
▸ verb: have life, be alive ("My grandfather lived until the end of war")
▸ verb: support oneself ("Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?")
▸ verb: continue to live; endure or last ("The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents")
▸ verb: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations ("I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict")
▸ verb: make one's home or live in ("I live in a 200-year old house")
▸ adjective: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing ("A live television program")
▸ adjective: charged with an explosive ("Live ammunition")
▸ adjective: having life ("A live canary")
▸ adjective: showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy ("Live coals")
▸ adjective: of current relevance ("A live issue")
▸ adjective: in current use or ready for use ("Live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread")
▸ adjective: abounding with life and energy ("The club members are a really live bunch")
▸ adjective: charged or energized with electricity ("A live wire")
▸ adjective: rebounds readily ("A lively tennis ball")
▸ adverb: not recorded ("The opera was broadcast live")
▸ Also see living
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to live
▸ Usage examples for live
▸ Idioms related to live (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by live
▸ Words that often appear near live
▸ Rhymes of live
▸ Invented words related to live