How to pronounce “live”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
• (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
• (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
• (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
• (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
• (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
• (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
• (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
• (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
• (intransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
• (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
• (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
• [Adjective]
• (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
• Being in existence; actual.
• Having active properties; being energized.
• Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
• Taken from a living animal.
• (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
• (sports) Still in active play.
• (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
• (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
• (of a performance or speech) In person.
• (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
• Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
• Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
• (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
• (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
• (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
• Being in a state of ignition; burning.
• (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
• (slang)
• (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
• [Adverb]
• Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
• Of making a performance or speech, in person.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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