Word Finder - live

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(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.

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(intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

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(intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.

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(intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.

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(intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.

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(intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.

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(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

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(transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

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(transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.

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(intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

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(intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

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(intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

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(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.

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Being in existence; actual.

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Having active properties; being energized.

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Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.

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Taken from a living animal.

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(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.

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(sports) Still in active play.

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(card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.

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(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

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(of a performance or speech) In person.

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(entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.

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Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).

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Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.

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(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

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(poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.

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(film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

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Being in a state of ignition; burning.

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(obsolete) Vivid; bright.

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Energetic, attentive, active.

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Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.

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(linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.

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Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

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Of making a performance or speech, in person.