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    live
    [liv]
    verb
    live (verb) · lives (third person present) · lived (past tense) · lived (past participle) · living (present participle)
    1. remain alive:
      "I'll never forget it as long as I live" · "both cats lived to a ripe old age"
      • be alive at a specified time:
        "he lived four centuries ago"
      • spend one's life in a particular way or under particular circumstances:
        "people are living in fear in the wake of the shootings" · "he was living a life of luxury in Australia"
      • supply oneself with the means of subsistence:
        "they live by hunting and fishing"
      • survive in someone's mind; be remembered:
        "only the name lived on"
      • have an exciting or fulfilling life:
        "he couldn't wait to get out of school and really start living"
    2. make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person:
      "I've lived in New England all my life" · "they lived with his grandparents"
    Origin
    Old English libban, lifian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leven and German leben, also to life and leave.
    live
    [līv]
    adjective
    live (adjective)
    1. not dead or inanimate; living:
      "live animals" · "the number of live births and deaths"
      • (of a vaccine) containing viruses or bacteria that are living but of a mild or attenuated strain.
      • (of yogurt) containing the living microorganisms by which it is formed.
    2. (of a musical performance) given in concert, not on a recording:
      "there is traditional live music played most nights" · "a live album"
      • (of a broadcast) transmitted at the time of occurrence, not from a recording:
        "live coverage of the match"
    3. (of a wire or device) connected to a source of electric current.
      • computing
        (of a link) configured so as to be usable in accessing the specified destination:
        "now that the official link is live, students are advised to be quick with the online registration process"
      • of, containing, or using undetonated explosive:
        "live ammunition"
      • (of coals) burning or glowing.
      • (of a match) unused.
      • (of a wheel or axle in machinery) moving or imparting motion.
      • (of a ball in a game) in play, especially in contrast to being foul or out of bounds.
    4. (of a question or subject) of current or continuing interest and importance:
      "the future organization of Europe has become a live issue"
    adverb
    live (adverb)
    1. as or at an actual event or performance:
      "the match will be televised live"
    Origin
    mid 16th century: shortening of alive.
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