live¹ (lĭv)

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[Middle English liven, from Old English libban, lifian.]

verb: lived, liv·ing, lives. 

intransitive verb 

1. To be alive; exist.
2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.
3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.
4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.
5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.
6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.
7. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.

transitive verb 

1. To spend or pass (one's life).
2. To go through; experience: lived a nightmare.
3. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs.

phrasal verbs

live down

To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time.

live in

To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in.

live out

To live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out.

live with

To put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it.

idioms

live it up

To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.

live up to

To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations. To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain.

live² (līv)

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[Short for alive.]

adjective 

1. Having life; alive: live animals. See synonyms at living
2. Of, related to, or occurring during the life of one that is living: a live birth; the live weight of an animal before being slaughtered.
3. Of current interest or relevance: a live topic; still a live option.
4. Informal Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively: a live crowd at the parade; a live party.
5. Glowing; burning: live coals.
6. Not yet exploded but capable of being fired: live ammunition.
7. Electricity Carrying an electric current or energized with electricity: live cables lying dangerously on the ground.
8. Not mined or quarried; in the natural state: live ore.
9. 1. Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded: a live television program.
   2. Involving performers or spectators who are physically present: live entertainment; a live audience.
10. Of, relating to, or containing living, often modified microorganisms: a live vaccine; live yogurt cultures.
11. Printing Not yet set into type: live copy.
12. Sports In play: a live ball.

adverb 

At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance: The landing on the moon was telecast live.

derivatives

livéness

noun