Meaning of 'live'

adjective

highly reverberant

adverb

not recorded

Example: "the opera was broadcast live"

adjective

capable of erupting

Example: "a live volcano"

Synonyms: alive active

adjective

possessing life

Example: "the happiest person alive"

Synonyms: alive

adjective

exerting force or containing energy

Example: "live coals"

adjective

charged or energized with electricity

Synonyms: hot

adjective

of current relevance

Example: "a live issue"

adjective

in current use or ready for use

Example: "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"

adjective

abounding with life and energy

Example: "the club members are a really live bunch"

adjective

elastic

Synonyms: springy lively bouncy resilient

adjective

actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

Example: "a live television program"

Synonyms: unrecorded

adjective

charged with an explosive

Example: "live ammunition"

verb

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

Synonyms: experience know

verb

have life, be alive

verb

lead a certain kind of life

Example: "live in a certain style"

verb

pursue a positive and satisfying existence

Example: "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

verb

support oneself

Synonyms: exist survive subsist

verb

continue to live through hardship or adversity

Synonyms: last

verb

inhabit or live in

Synonyms: populate dwell inhabit