live
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English lyven, libben, from Old English lifian, libban (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian líeuwje (“to live”), West Frisian libje (“to live”), Dutch leven (“to live”), German Low German leven, lęven (“to live”), German leben (“to live”), Swedish leva (“to live”), Icelandic lifa (“to live”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban, “to live”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: lĭv, IPA(key): /lɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪv
- Hyphenation: live
Verb edit
live (third-person singular simple present lives, present participle living, simple past and past participle lived)
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer.
- 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16:
- Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- Her memory lives in that song.
- 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian[1]:
- He has now overseen three straight victories since taking over from Claudio Ranieri and this latest win, against one of the best teams in Europe, will live long in the memory for every Leicester supporter.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after.
- (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- To live an idle or a useful life.
- 1921, Juanita Helm Floyd, Women in the Life of Balzac:
- Many people write their romances, others live them; Honore de Balzac did both.
- 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian:
- By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.
- 2013 June 1, “Towards the end of poverty”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 11:
- But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- 1563 March 30, John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:
- to live the Gospel
- 2006, Laura Cardone, Motivation at Work:
- Change happens from the inside out and this great resource can show you how to live the habits that build personal and professional effectiveness.
- (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, (please specify the page):
- at leaſt admit vs libertie,
Euen as thou hopſt to be eternized,
By liuing Aſias mightie Emperour.
- (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
- No ship could live in such a storm.
- c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
- a strong mast that lived upon the sea
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread. Man shall not live by bread alone.
- (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
Usage notes edit
Throughout Late Middle English and Early Modern English in Midlands and Northern dialects, the present participle form livand co-occurs with the form living.
Synonyms edit
- (to have permanent residence somewhere): dwell; See also Thesaurus:reside
- (to survive): go on, last, remain; See also Thesaurus:persist
Derived terms edit
- alive
- as I live and breathe
- can't live with them, can't live without them
- cross-live
- die how one lived
- die just how one lived
- die just like one lived
- die just the way one lived
- die like one lived
- die the way one lived
- forlive
- I live in Melbourne
- life
- live a lie
- live a little
- live and breathe
- live and die
- live and die by
- live and learn
- live-and-let-live
- live and let live
- live at Her Majesty's pleasure
- live beyond one's means
- live dangerously
- lived experience
- lived-in
- live down
- live end dead end
- live for
- live for the day
- live from paycheck to paycheck
- live-in
- live in
- live in each other's pockets
- live in hope
- live in sin
- live in the moment
- live in the past
- live in the shadow of
- live it up
- live large
- live like a fighting cock
- live like a king
- lively
- live off
- live off the land
- live on
- live one's best life
- live one's own life
- live one's truth
- live on the edge
- live on top of one another
- live out
- live over
- live over the brush
- live pair
- live paycheck to paycheck
- live paycheque to paycheque
- live rent-free in someone's head
- live rent free in someone's head
- live rent-free in someone's mind
- live rough
- live tally
- live the dream
- live through
- live to fight another day
- live together
- live-together
- live to regret
- live to tell the tale
- live under a rock
- live up
- live with
- live within oneself
- live with oneself
- live with one's wife's family
- long live
- long-lived
- long-lived
- man shall not live by bread alone
- may you live in interesting times
- mislive
- one should live so long
- outlive
- overlive
- people that live in glass houses should not throw stones
- people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- relive
- short-lived
- short-lived
- those who live in glass houses should not throw stones
- those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- we live in a society
- where do you live
- where do you live at
- you haven't lived
- you only live once
Translations edit
|
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
An aphetic form of alive.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: līv; IPA(key): /laɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪv
Adjective edit
live (comparative more live, superlative most live)
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- The post office will not ship live animals.
- Being in existence; actual.
- He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Antonym: dead
- 1996, Richard Jones, Rafael Lins, Garbage Collection, →ISBN, page 4:
- An object in the heap is live if its address is held in a root, or there is a pointer to it held in another live heap node.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Taken from a living animal.
- live feathers
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- the live spindle of a lathe
- a live, or driving, axle
- (sports) Still in active play.
- a live ball
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- 2005, Alison M. Pendergast, Play Winning Poker in No Time, page 57:
- As a beginner, when you are in a hand, you should practice counting your outs, or those live cards left in the deck that can improve your hand.
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- The station presented a live news program every evening.
- Are we live?
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- a live album
- live, unexploded (of firearms or explosives)
- The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- 2002, John Eargle, Chris Foreman, Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement, page 21:
- A good experiment is to have a friend stand in a fixed position in a moderately live room and talk in a clear voice.
- 2016, Jason Corey, Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training, page 136:
- It sounds like the instruments were recorded in a fairly live room with reverb added.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- Use caution when working near live wires.
- (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- a live coal; live embers
- 1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post[2]:
- Call it a dead language if you want to—it looks to me like those Latinites were the live boys when it came to putting a whole lot of meaning into just two or three words.
- (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
- 1728, James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
- the live carnation
- (slang)
- (dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
- a live man, or orator
- 1915, “In the Scout Cave”, in Boys' Life, volume 5, number 3, page 23:
- Now then, Bill, I've recommended to the troop that they take you in, and the fellows have all voted in favor of you. These scouts are a live bunch and they all expect you to make good.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- 1998, Kimberly S. Phillips, Purpose Lies Within, Messenger Publishing, →ISBN, page 119:
- The party was live, and the music was jammin. All over the beach people in colorful swimsuits were moving to the beat.
- (dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
- Antonym: dead
Usage notes edit
- Live in the sense of "having life" is used only attributively (before a noun), as in "live animals". Predicatively (after the noun), alive is used, as in "be alive". Living may be used either attributively or predicatively.
Synonyms edit
- (having life): living, alive; see also Thesaurus:alive
- (being in existence): real
- (electrically charged): hot
- (in person): in person, in the flesh
Antonyms edit
- (having life): dead
- (capable of causing harm): blank, dummy
- (electrically charged): neutral, dead
- (as it happens): recorded, prerecorded
- (in person): broadcast
- (featuring humans): animated
Derived terms edit
- draw live
- go-live
- live action
- live actor
- live actress
- live album
- live ammunition
- live-ball era
- live birth
- live blog
- live box
- live broadcast
- live CD
- live coding
- live drop
- live feed
- live load
- lively
- live oak
- live one
- live rail
- live recording
- live steam
- livestock
- live stream, live-stream, livestream
- live streamer
- live-trap
- live tweet
- live weight
- live-wire
- live wire
Translations edit
|
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Adverb edit
live (comparative more live, superlative most live)
- Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
- The concert was broadcast live by radio.
- Of making a performance or speech, in person.
- He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
Translations edit
|
Further reading edit
- “live”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “live”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Chinese edit
Etymology edit
From English live, possibly via Japanese ライブ (raibu).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
live
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) to broadcast live; to stream
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to reach the end (i.e. the newest posts) on a forum thread
Noun edit
live
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) live performance; concert (Classifier: 場/场 m c)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) livestream (Classifier: 條/条 c)
Derived terms edit
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verbal form of the noun liv (“life”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, perfect tense har livet)
Usage notes edit
Used with op (“up”): live op
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English live First attested in 1965.
Adverb edit
live
- live (as it happens)
Synonyms edit
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
live (lative liven)
Finnish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
live (dialectal)
Declension edit
Inflection of live (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p-v gradation) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | live | lipeet | ||
genitive | lipeen | lipeiden lipeitten | ||
partitive | livettä | lipeitä | ||
illative | lipeeseen | lipeisiin lipeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | live | lipeet | ||
accusative | nom. | live | lipeet | |
gen. | lipeen | |||
genitive | lipeen | lipeiden lipeitten | ||
partitive | livettä | lipeitä | ||
inessive | lipeessä | lipeissä | ||
elative | lipeestä | lipeistä | ||
illative | lipeeseen | lipeisiin lipeihin | ||
adessive | lipeellä | lipeillä | ||
ablative | lipeeltä | lipeiltä | ||
allative | lipeelle | lipeille | ||
essive | lipeenä | lipeinä | ||
translative | lipeeksi | lipeiksi | ||
abessive | lipeettä | lipeittä | ||
instructive | — | lipein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “1. live”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
live
- (in compounds) live
Usage notes edit
- Chiefly used as modifier in compound terms:
- live-esitys ― live performance
- Almost always used in the essive singular when used independently:
- He esiintyvät tänään livenä areenalla.
- They will perform live today at the arena.
Declension edit
Inflection of live (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | live | livet | ||
genitive | liven | livejen | ||
partitive | liveä | livejä | ||
illative | liveen | liveihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | live | livet | ||
accusative | nom. | live | livet | |
gen. | liven | |||
genitive | liven | livejen liveinrare | ||
partitive | liveä | livejä | ||
inessive | livessä | liveissä | ||
elative | livestä | liveistä | ||
illative | liveen | liveihin | ||
adessive | livellä | liveillä | ||
ablative | liveltä | liveiltä | ||
allative | livelle | liveille | ||
essive | livenä | liveinä | ||
translative | liveksi | liveiksi | ||
abessive | livettä | liveittä | ||
instructive | — | livein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Possessive forms of live (type nalle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “2. live”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
live
- recorded at a concert as opposed to in a studio
- in real time
- (Quebec, Eastern Ontario) now, at this moment.
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
live m (plural live or lives)
- live stream, a video broadcast in real time, a Q&A (even written) in real time
- Synonym: direct
- comment faire un live sur YouTube ― how to do a livestream on YouTube
- Le Monde a fait un live pendant le confinement. - Le Monde did a live Q&A during the lockdown.
Derived terms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
live
Usage notes edit
- There is no adjective corresponding to live, but it can form compounds (see below).
Derived terms edit
- Livekonzert, Live-Konzert
- Liveschaltung, Live-Schaltung
- Livesendung, Live-Sendung
- Liveübertragung, Live-Übertragung
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English live, originally as an adjective.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
live (invariable)
- performed or recorded live
- Synonym: dal vivo
Noun edit
live m (invariable)
- live broadcast; live reporting
References edit
- ^ live in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ live in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
līvē
Middle English edit
Verb edit
live
- Alternative form of lyven
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
live n
Usage notes edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
live (singular and plural live)
- live (some technical senses)
- (broadcasting) on air
- (of a performance or speech) in person
- (entertainment, performing) recorded in front of a live audience
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse hlífa, from Proto-Germanic *hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
live (present tense liver, past tense livde, past participle livt/livd, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative liv)
- (transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements
Alternative forms edit
- liva (a-infinitive)
Related terms edit
- livd f
Noun edit
live n (definite singular livet, uncountable)
Etymology 4 edit
Of the noun liv n (“life”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
live (present tense livar, past tense liva, past participle liva, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative live/liv)
- (transitive, intransitive) to liven
Alternative forms edit
- liva (a-infinitive)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “live” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Picard edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
live m (plural lives)
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English live.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
live (not comparable)
- (broadcasting, colloquial, postpositive) live (seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens)
- (colloquial, music, postpositive) live (made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)
Adverb edit
live (not comparable)
- (colloquial, postpositive) live (as it happens)
Noun edit
live m inan
- (broadcasting, colloquial) live transmission
- (colloquial, music) live recording (recording made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English live.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Brazil) (file)
Noun edit
live m or f (plural lives)
- video stream (either a live stream or a recording of a past live stream)
- Synonym: direto
- Hoje assisti ao live que fizeram na semana passada.
- Today, I've watched the stream that they did last week.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English live.
Adjective edit
live m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | live | live | live | live | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | live | live | live | live | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Adverb edit
live
Swazi edit
Noun edit
líve class 5 (plural émáve class 6)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Yola edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English lyven, from Old English libban, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.
Verb edit
live (present participle liveen)
- to live
- 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6:
- Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;
- Long may they live in prosperity;
References edit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 104