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- [liv]
- /lɪv/
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Definitions of live word
- verb without object live to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. 1
- verb without object live to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. 1
- verb without object live to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory. 1
- verb without object live to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income. 1
- verb without object live to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas. 1
- verb without object live to dwell or reside (usually followed by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage. 1
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Origin of live
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English liven, Old English lifian, libban; cognate with Dutch leven, German leben, Old Norse lifa, Gothic liban
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Live
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
live popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for live
adj live
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- aware — If you are aware of something, you know about it.
verb live
- exist — Have objective reality or being.
- survive — to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
- subsist — to exist; continue in existence.
- breathe — When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
- be — You use be with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs.
adjective live
- sentient — having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
- quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- existent — Having reality or existence.
- energetic — Showing or involving great activity or vitality.
- vigorous — full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
preposition live
- under consideration — being deliberated
- up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
adverb live
- on the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- recording — an act of recording.
- on-screen — occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life: a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.
- publicly — by the state
Antonyms for live
adj live
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- dispirited — discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
verb live
- die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
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