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Live

verb

(past & past part. lived; pres. part. living)

Inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of. Synonyms: dwell, inhabit, populate. "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted" , "This kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean" , "Deer are populating the woods"

Lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style.

Continue to live through hardship or adversity. Synonyms: endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live on, survive. "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" , "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents" , "How long can a person last without food and water?"

Support oneself. Synonyms: exist, subsist, survive. "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?" , "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

Have life, be alive. Synonym: be. "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations. Synonyms: experience, know. "Have you ever known hunger?" , "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict" , "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare" , "I lived through two divorces"

Pursue a positive and satisfying existence.

adjective

Actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing. Synonym: unrecorded. "Brought to you live from Lincoln Center" , "Live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"

Exerting force or containing energy. "Tossed a live cigarette out the window" , "Got a shock from a live wire" , "Live ore is unmined ore" , "A live bomb" , "A live ball is one in play"

Possessing life. Synonym: alive. "The nerve is alive" , "Doctors are working hard to keep him alive" , "Burned alive" , "A live canary"

Highly reverberant.

Charged with an explosive. "A live bomb"

Elastic; rebounds readily. Synonyms: bouncy, lively, resilient, springy. "A lively tennis ball" , "As resilient as seasoned hickory" , "Springy turf"

Abounding with life and energy.

In current use or ready for use.

Of current relevance. "Still a live option"

10.

Charged or energized with electricity. Synonym: hot. "A live wire"

11.

Capable of erupting. Synonym: alive. "The volcano is very much alive"

adverb