live
verb
[ lɪv ]
• remain alive.
• "the doctors said she had only six months to live"
• make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person.
• "I've lived in the East End all my life"
Similar:
reside,
have one's home,
have one's residence,
be settled,
be housed,
lodge,
board,
inhabit,
occupy,
populate,
stay,
hang out,
hang one's hat,
put up,
dwell,
sojourn,
be domiciled,
bide,
Origin:
Old English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave1.
live
adjective
• not dead or inanimate; living.
• "live animals"
Similar:
living,
alive,
having life,
breathing,
animate,
organic,
biological,
sentient,
existing,
existent,
extant,
in the land of the living,
among the living,
quick,
• relating to a musical performance given in concert, not on a recording.
• "there is traditional live music played most nights"
• (of a wire or device) connected to a source of electric current.
• (of a question or subject) of current or continuing interest and importance.
• "the future organization of Europe has become a live issue"
Similar:
topical,
current,
of current interest,
contemporary,
burning,
pressing,
important,
vital,
relevant,
pertinent,
controversial,
debatable,
unsettled,
live
adverb
• as or at an actual event or performance.
• "the match will be televised live"
Origin:
mid 16th century: shortening of alive.
