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Common
adj
•
Having
life; that is
alive
.
•
Being
in existence
;
actual
•
Having
active
properties
; being
energized
.
•
Operational
; in
actual
use
rather than
in
testing
etc.
•
In Programming:
Of an
object
or value: that may
potentially
be used in
the future
execution
of a
program
.
•
Taken
from a
living
animal
.
•
In Engineering:
Imparting
power;
having
motion
.
•
In Sports:
Still in
active
play
.
•
In Card games:
Of a
card
:
not yet
dealt
or
played
.
•
In Broadcasting:
Being
broadcast
(“
on the air
”),
as it happens
.
•
In person
.
•
Recorded
from a performance
in front of
an
audience
.
•
Of
firearms
or
explosives
,
capable
of
causing
harm
.
•
Electrically
charged
or
energized
,
usually
indicating
that the
item
may
cause
electrocution
if
touched
.
•
In Poker:
Being a
bet
which can be
raised
by the
bettor
,
usually
in
reference
to a
blind
or
straddle
.
•
Featuring
humans
; not
animated
, in the
phrases
“live
actors
” or “
live action
”.
•
Being
in a state
of
ignition
;
burning
.
•
Full
of
earnestness
;
active
;
wide awake
;
glowing
.
•
Vivid
;
bright
.
verb
•
To be
alive
; to have life.
•
To have
permanent
reside
nce somewhere, to
inhabit
, to
reside
.
•
(
of an
object
) to have its
proper
place
; to
normally
be
stored
.
•
To
survive
; to
persevere
; to
continue
.
•
To
cope
.
•
To
pass
life in a
specified
manner
.
•
To
spend
, as
one's
life; to
pass
; to
maintain
; to
continue
in,
constantly
or
habitually
.
•
To
act
habitually
in
conformity
with; to
practice
; to
exemplify
in
one's
way of life
.
•
To
outlast
danger
; to
float
(said of a
ship
,
boat
, etc).
•
To
maintain
or support
one's
existence
; to provide for
oneself
; to
feed
; to
subsist
.
•
To
make the most of
life; to
experience
a
full
,
rich
life.
adv
•
Of an
event
,
as it happens
; in
real time
;
direct
.
•
Of making a performance or
speech
,
in person
.
noun
•
life
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rive
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shiv
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gyve
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Lineage
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English
liven
Middle English (1100-1500)
libban
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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