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live

/ˈlɪv/verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Live means: continue to live and avoid dying.

Synonyms for live41

verb, as in continue to live and avoid dying

survive, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out, be, exist, subsist

verb, as in support oneself

exist, survive, subsist, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out

verb, as in have life, be alive

be, survive, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out

verb, as in be an inhabitant of or reside in

populate, dwell, inhabit

verb, as in have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

know, experience

adjective, as in possessing life

alive, liveborn, viable, vital, animate

adjective, as in elastic; rebounds readily

bouncy, lively, resilient, springy, elastic

adjective, as in actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

unrecorded, unfilmed, untaped

adjective, as in exerting force or containing energy

living, active

adjective, as in charged or energized with electricity

hot, charged

adjective, as in capable of erupting

alive, active

adjective, as in highly reverberant

reverberant

adjective, as in charged with an explosive

loaded

adjective, as in abounding with life and energy

lively

adjective, as in in current use or ready for use

current

adjective, as in of current relevance

current

also used for live

range, go on, remain, real, in person, in the flesh

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of live

recorded, dead

What does live mean?19

verb

1

continue to live and avoid dying“We went without water and food for 3 days”

2

support oneself“he could barely exist on such a low wage”

3

have life, be alive“Our great leader is no more”

4

be an inhabitant of or reside in“People lived in Africa millions of years ago”

5

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations“I know the feeling!”

6

lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style“we had to live frugally after the war”

7

pursue a positive and satisfying existence“You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live”

adjective

1

possessing life“the happiest person alive”

2

elastic; rebounds readily“clean bouncy hair”

3

actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing“a live television program”

4

exerting force or containing energy“live coals”

5

charged or energized with electricity“a hot wire”

6

capable of erupting“a live volcano”

7

highly reverberant“a live concert hall”

8

charged with an explosive“live ammunition”

9

abounding with life and energy“the club members are a really live bunch”

10

in current use or ready for use“live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread”

11

of current relevance“a live issue”

adverb

1

not recorded“the opera was broadcast live”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with live?13

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Live in a sentence

  • If it were not for air, we could not live.Zifre
  • Generally speaking, a woman will live longer than a man.CK
  • Generally speaking, women live longer than men by almost ten years.CK
  • If it were not for the sun, we could not live.CM
  • If it were not for the sun, we could not live at all.CK
  • If it were not for water, nothing could live.CM
  • If there were no air, man could not live even ten minutes.Zifre
  • If it were not for water, no creature could live.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of live

as a verb

past tense
lived
present participle
living
third-person singular
lives
past participle
lived