live

live · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Remain alive; exist.

  2. 2.

    Have one's home in a particular place.

  3. 3.

    Spend one's life in a particular way.

  4. 4.

    Survive in one's memory.

  5. 5.

    Not dead; living.

  6. 6.

    (Of a performance or broadcast) happening now, not recorded.

  7. 7.

    (Of a wire or device) connected to electricity.

  8. 8.

    (Of a bomb or ammunition) not yet exploded.

Phrases & expressions

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    live and let live — Be tolerant of others.
  • •
    live up to — Meet expectations.
  • •
    live with — Accept; tolerate.
  • •
    live on — Continue to exist; survive on.
  • •
    live down — Overcome the embarrassment of something.
  • •
    live it up — Enjoy oneself extravagantly.
  • •
    live off — Depend on for support.
  • •
    long live — May (someone/something) exist for a long time.
  • •
    live and learn — Learn from experience.

Related words

Antonyms: die, perish
See also: alive, life, lives, living, reside
Synonyms: dwell, exist, inhabit, reside

Etymology

From Old English libban, lifian ("to be, live, have life"), from Proto-Germanic libāną. Related to German leben and Dutch leven. The adjective use developed from the verb.