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Meaning
Verb
●
To be
alive
; to have life.
●
To have
permanent
residence
somewhere, to
inhabit
, to reside.
(of an
object
) to have its
proper
place; to
normally
be stored.
●
To
survive
; to
persevere
; to continue.
●
To
endure
in
memory
; to
escape
oblivion.
●
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
live
as; to
live
being.
●
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.
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:
Operational; in
actual
use
rather than
in
testing
etc.
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.
●
live,
unexploded
(of
firearms
or explosives)
●
Of an environment where
sound
is
recorded
: having
noticeable
reverberation.
●
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.
●
In Film:
Featuring
humans
; not
animated
, in the
phrases
“
live actors
” or “live action”.
●
Being
in a state
of
ignition
; burning.
●
Vivid; bright.
●
Energetic,
attentive
, active.
●
Outstanding,
top-notch
, exhilarating.
Adv
●
Of an
event
,
as it happens
; in
real time
; direct.
●
Of making a performance or
speech
, in person.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
live
English
liven
Middle English (1100-1500)
libban
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Dwell
Last
Remain
Living
Real
Hot
Alive
Haunt
Animate
Persist
Quick
Reside
Bide
Lively
Go On
In Person
In The Flesh
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Antonyms
Dead
Blank
Dummy
Neutral
Recorded
Prerecorded
Broadcast
Animated
Die
Related
Stay
Survive
Sit
Play
Travel
Thrive
Work
Show
Online
Stand
Eat
Chat
Dwell
Video
Walk
Game
Swim
Believe
Grow
Connect
Behave
Watch
Fly
Tv
Podcast
Enjoy
Streaming
Act
Sleep
App
Talk
Speak
Interact
Update
Operate
Experience
Learn
Active
Function
Settle
Youtube
Grew Up
Grow Up
Spend Time
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Rhymes
Div
Liv
Wiv
Five
Wive
Rive
Jive
Dive
Shiv
I'Ve
Gyve
Spiv
Hive
Give
Live
Slive
Swive
Sieve
Skive
Clive
Alive
Chive
Drive
Shrive
Arrive
Strive
Thrive
Revive
Unlive
Belive
Forgive
Connive
Survive
Isogriv
Outlive
Sedative
Contrive
Iterative
Expansive
Privative
Invective
Twenty-Five
Eighty-Five
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