Origin of word live

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. live, unrecordedadjective

   actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

   «a live television program»; «brought to you live from Lincoln Center»; «live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience»

2. liveadjective

   exerting force or containing energy

   «live coals»; «tossed a live cigarette out the window»; «got a shock from a live wire»; «live ore is unmined ore»; «a live bomb»; «a live ball is one in play»

3. alive(p), liveadjective

   possessing life

   «the happiest person alive»; «the nerve is alive»; «doctors are working hard to keep him alive»; «burned alive»; «a live canary»

4. live(a)adjective

   highly reverberant

   «a live concert hall»

5. liveadjective

   charged with an explosive

   «live ammunition»; «a live bomb»

6. bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springyadjective

   elastic; rebounds readily

   «clean bouncy hair»; «a lively tennis ball»; «as resilient as seasoned hickory»; «springy turf»

7. liveadjective

   abounding with life and energy

   «the club members are a really live bunch»

8. liveadjective

   in current use or ready for use

   «live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread»

9. liveadjective

   of current relevance

   «a live issue»; «still a live option»

10. hot, liveadjective

    charged or energized with electricity

    «a hot wire»; «a live wire»

11. alive, liveverb

    capable of erupting

    «a live volcano»; «the volcano is very much alive»

12. populate, dwell, live, inhabitverb

    inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

    «People lived in Africa millions of years ago»; «The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted»; «this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean»; «deer are populating the woods»

13. liveverb

    lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

    «we had to live frugally after the war»

14. survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold outverb

    continue to live through hardship or adversity

    «We went without water and food for 3 days»; «These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America»; «The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents»; «how long can a person last without food and water?»

15. exist, survive, live, subsistverb

    support oneself

    «he could barely exist on such a low wage»; «Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?»; «Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day»

16. be, liveverb

    have life, be alive

    «Our great leader is no more»; «My grandfather lived until the end of war»

17. know, experience, liveverb

    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

    «I know the feeling!»; «have you ever known hunger?»; «I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict»; «The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare»; «I lived through two divorces»

18. liveadverb

    pursue a positive and satisfying existence

    «You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live»

19. liveadverb

    not recorded

    «the opera was broadcast live»

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1. Liveadjective

   (Elec.) Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.

2. Liveadjective

   (Broadcasting) Being transmitted instantaneously, as events occur, in contrast to recorded.

3. Liveadjective

   (Sport) Still in active play; — of a ball being used in a game; as, a live ball.

4. Liveadjective

   Pertaining to an entertainment event which was performed (and possibly recorded) in front of an audience; contrasted to performances recorded in a studio without an audience.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liveadjective

   Etymology: from alive.

   1. Quick; not dead.

   If one man’s ox hurt another that he die, they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money.
   Exod. xxi. 35.

   2. Active; not extinguished.

   A louder sound was produced by the impetuous eruptions of the halituous flames of the saltpetre upon casting of a live coal upon it.
   Boyle.

2. To Liveverb

   Etymology: lyfian, lyfigan , Saxon.

   1. To be in a state of animation; to be not dead.

   She shall be
   A pattern to all princes living with her,
   And all that shall succeed.
   William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Is’t night’s predominance, or the day’s shame,
   That darkness does the face of earth intomb,
   When living day should kiss it?
   William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   To save the living, and revenge the dead,
   Against one warrior’s arms all Troy they led.
   Dryden.

   2. To pass life in any certain manner with regard to habits; good or ill, happiness or misery.

   O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest.
   Ecclus. xli. 1.

   Dr. Parker, in his sermon before them, touched them so near for their living, that they went near to touch him for his life.
   John Hayward.

   The condition required of us is a conjuncture of all gospel graces rooted in the heart, though mixed with much weakness, and perhaps with many sins, so they be not wilfully lived and died in.
   Henry Hammond.

   A late prelate, of a remarkable zeal for the church, were religions to be tried by lives, would have lived down the pope, and the whole consistory.
   Francis Atterbury.

   If we act by several broken views, we shall live and die in misery.
   Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 162.

   If we are firmly resolved to live up to the dictates of reason, without any regard to wealth and reputation, we may go through life with steadiness and pleasure.
   Addison.

   3. To continue in life.

   Our high-plac’d Macbeth
   Shall live the lease of nature, and pay his breath
   To time and mortal custom.
   William Shakespeare.

   See the minutes how they run;
   How many makes the hour full complete,
   How many hours bring about the day,
   How many days will finish up the year,
   How many years a mortal man may live.
   William Shakespeare.

   The way to live long must be, to use our bodies so as is most agreeable to the rules of temperance.
   John Ray, on Creation.

   4. To live emphatically; to be in a state of happiness.

   What greater curse could envious fortune give,
   Than just to die when I began to live.
   Dryden.

   5. To be exempt from death, temporal or spiritual.

   My statutes and judgments, if a man do, he shall live in them.
   Lev. xviii. 5.

   He died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
   1 Thes. v. 10.

   6. To remain undestroyed.

   It was a miraculous providence that could make a vessel, so ill manned, live upon sea; that kept it from being dashed against the hills, or overwhelmed in the deeps.
   Burnet.

   Mark how the shifting winds from west arise,
   And what collected night involves the skies!
   Nor can our shaken vessels live at sea,
   Much less against the tempest force their way.
   Dryden.

   7. To continue; not to be lost.

   Mens evil manners live in brass, their virtues
   We write in water.
   William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Sounds which address the ear are lost and die
   In one short hour; but that which strikes the eye
   Lives long upon the mind; the faithful sight
   Engraves the knowledge with a beam of light.
   Isaac Watts.

   The tomb with manly arms and trophies grace.
   There high in air memorial of my name
   Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.
   Alexander Pope.

   8. To converse; to cohabit.

   The shepherd swains shall dance and sing,
   For thy delight each May morning.
   If these delights thy mind may move,
   Then live with me, and be my love.
   William Shakespeare.

   9. To feed.

   Those animals that live upon other animals have their flesh more alkalescent than those that live upon vegetables.
   Arbut.

   10. To maintain one’s self.

   A most notorious thief; lived all his life-time of spoils and robberies.
   Edmund Spenser.

   They which minister about holy things, live of the things of the temple.
   1 Cor. ix. 13.

   His treasure and goods were all seized upon, and a small portion thereof appointed for his poor wife to live upon.
   Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   The number of soldiers can never be great in proportion to that of people, no more than the number of those that are idle in a country, to that of those who live by labour.
   William Temple.

   He had been most of his time in good service, and had something to live on now he was old.
   William Temple.

   11. To be in a state of motion or vegetation.

   In a spacious cave of living stone,
   The tyrant Æolus, from his airy throne,
   With pow’r imperial curbs the struggling winds.
   Dryden.

   Cool groves and living lakes
   Give after toilsome days a soft repose at night.
   Dryden.

   12. To be unextinguished.

   Pure oil and incense on the fire they throw:
   These gifts the greedy flames to dust devour,
   Then on the living coals red wine they pour.
   Dryden.

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1. Liveverb

   to be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity

2. Liveverb

   to pass one’s time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully

3. Liveverb

   to make one’s abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside

4. Liveverb

   to be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; — said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc

5. Liveverb

   to enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness

6. Liveverb

   to feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; — with on; as, horses live on grass and grain

7. Liveverb

   to have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith

8. Liveverb

   to be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; — with on or by; as, to live on spoils

9. Liveverb

   to outlast danger; to float; — said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm

10. Liveverb

    to spend, as one’s life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life

11. Liveverb

    to act habitually in conformity with; to practice

12. Liveadjective

    having life; alive; living; not dead

13. Liveadjective

    being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers

14. Liveadjective

    full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator

15. Liveadjective

    vivid; bright

16. Liveadjective

    imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe

17. Livenoun

    life

18. Etymology: [OE. liven, livien, AS. libban, lifian; akin to OS. libbian, D. leven, G. leben, OHG. lebn, Dan. leve, Sw. lefva, Icel. lifa to live, to be left, to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to forsake, and life, Gr. liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily, shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, Skr. lip to anoint, smear; — the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence, to remain, stay; and hence, to live.]

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1. Live

   Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, and Chris Shinn. Live’s original lead singer Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009.
   Live achieved worldwide success with their 1994 album, Throwing Copper, which has sold eight million copies in the US. The band had a string of hit singles in the mid-1990s including «Lightning Crashes», which stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 10 consecutive weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks chart for nine weeks from February 25 to April 22, 1995. The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Their last three studio albums fared only moderately well in the US, but they continued to enjoy success in The Netherlands, South Africa and Australasia.
   When touring, Live have used additional musicians, most notably Ed’s younger brother Adam Kowalczyk on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. British keyboard player Michael «Railo» Railton and guitarist Christopher Thorn of the band Blind Melon have also toured with Live.
   On November 30, 2009, Chad Taylor revealed that what had initially been termed a «two-year hiatus» was more likely the end of the band, due to what he felt were inappropriate and possibly illegal actions by Ed Kowalczyk, which have resulted in a lawsuit being filed against him by the other three band members. In June 2011, Taylor revealed that he, Gracey and Dahlheimer were to reform Live without Kowalczyk, who confirmed that he would not work with the other three again. In March 2012, Chris Shinn, formerly of the band Unified Theory, replaced Kowalczyk as lead singer.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Live

   liv, v.i. to have, or continue in, life, temporal or spiritual: to last, subsist: to enjoy life: to direct one’s course of life: to be nourished or supported: to dwell.—v.t. to spend: to act in conformity to:—pr.p. liv′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. lived.—adj. Liv′able, capable of being lived: habitable.—n. Liv′er.—Live down, live so as to cause a slander, a grief, &c. to be forgotten by one’s self or others; Live out, to continue alive until the end of anything: (U.S.) to be from home in domestic service; Live under, to be tenant to; Live up to, to rule one’s life according to some standard. [A.S. lifian; Ger. leben.]

2. Live

   līv, adj. having life: alive, not dead: active: containing fire: burning: vivid.—Lived (līvd), used in compounds, as long-lived.—ns. Live′-axle, driving-axle; Live′-bait, a living worm or minnow used in fishing: Live′-cir′cuit, a circuit through which an electric current is flowing.—n.pl. Live′-feath′ers, those plucked from the living fowl.—n. Live′-lē′ver, that one of a pair of brake-levers to which the power is first applied:—opp. to Dead-lever.—adj. Live′-long, that lives or lasts long.—ns. Live′-oak, an American oak, with durable wood; Live′-shell, a shell loaded and fused for firing, or fired and not yet exploded; Live′-stock, domestic animals, esp. horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs; Live′-well, the well in a fishing-boat where fish are kept alive.

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1. live

   [common] Opposite of ‘test’. Refers to actual
   real-world data or a program working with it. For example, the response to
   “I think the record deleter is finished” might be “Is it
   live yet?” or “Have you tried it out on live data?”
   This usage usually carries the connotation that live data is more fragile
   and must not be corrupted, or bad things will happen. So a more
   appropriate response might be: “Well, make sure it works perfectly
   before we throw live data at it.” The implication here is that
   record deletion is something pretty significant, and a haywire
   record-deleter running amok live would probably cause great harm.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liveadjective

   Great. «Is it live?» — L.L. Cool J (Is it live?).

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1. live

   To exist.

   They did live in a beautiful house overlooking the sea.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIVE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Live is ranked #132206 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

   The Live surname appeared 128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Live.

   56.2% or 72 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   17.1% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
   14.8% or 19 total occurrences were White.
   8.5% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘LIVE’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #753

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘LIVE’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #522

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘LIVE’ in Verbs Frequency: #62

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘LIVE’ in Adjectives Frequency: #464

How to pronounce LIVE?

How to say LIVE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of LIVE in a Sentence

1. Kyle Shanahan:

   I’m excited to see him play, i know he’s got the ability to do a lot of things. But it’s going to be the first time out there for the whole game. I’m just pumped to see him play, but I don’t go into it expecting anything. You try to prepare a guy as good as you can from our standpoint. I know he’s done his part in preparing. Then when Sunday comes, that’s usually the spot where you get to have fun and just cut it loose and you live with the results.

2. Winnie the Pooh:

   If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.

3. Kavita Chellaram:

   Nigeria has the largest population, it’s the largest economy and oil producer today, half the billionaires of Marketplace Africa live between Nigeria and Marketplace Africa, so I think the prominence of the art here is quite relevant to the financial market.

4. Alan Rickman:

   ( Reuters) John said there would be leopards today, Teigen tweeted on Monday. But it’s lepers. I uh, am not good with the Bible. Teigen posted the photos before visiting John Legend, singer John Legend, on the set of NBC’s upcoming live version of the hit musical. Heading to Jesus Christ Superstar rehearsals ! Jesus flies today. I got ta see this, tweeted Teigen. The special also features rocker Alice Cooper as King Herod, Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene. Cooperrecently spoke about his inspirationfor playing Herod, which he first played in a 1996 London production of the play. He revealed that his inspiration for the role comes from Alan Rickman’s portrayal of Professor Snape in Harry Potter. When I first heard about it, I thought Alan Rickman — that condescending sort of arrogant character — and I kind of fashioned what I would do after what I thought Alan Rickman would do if Alan Rickman were alive.

5. Paulo Batista:

   It was either go for the military or go through a complete transition and live with my authentic self.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

• woon, oorleef, leefAfrikaans
• ينجو, عَاشَ, سَكَنَArabic
• yaşamaqAzerbaijani
• жывы́, жыцьBelarusian
• живѐяBulgarian
• bev, bevaBreton
• en viu, viu, viureCatalan, Valencian
• v přímém přenose, živý, živě, žít, bydletCzech
• житиOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
• bywWelsh
• bo, overleve, leveDanish
• lebend, direkt, live, Live-, scharf, leben, überleben, wohnenGerman
• λάιβ, ηλεκτροφόρος, άσκαστος, άκαυστος, ρευματοφόρος, ζωντανός, ζωηρός, άκαυτος, ζωντανά, επιβιώνω, μένω, επιζώ, ζωGreek
• vivi, loĝiEsperanto
• en vivo, en directo, vivo, vivir, morarSpanish
• elamaEstonian
• زندگی کردن, زیستنPersian
• elävä, suora, kova, live-, asua, elää, selvitäFinnish
• liva, búgvaFaroese
• en direct, vivant, demeurer, vivre, habiterFrench
• libjeWestern Frisian
• beo, cónaigh, [[bí]] [[beo]], bí i do bheatha, mair, bí i do chónaíIrish
• beò, fuirich, mair, bi, còmhnaichScottish Gaelic
• vivirGalician
• bioManx
• חי, גָּרHebrew
• जीवित, सीधा प्रसारण, जीवंत, सजीव, निवास करना, जीना, रहनाHindi
• élő, lakik, élHungarian
• ապրե, կեամ, ապրելArmenian
• habitarInterlingua
• secara langsung, hidupIndonesian
• ꀀNuosu
• vivar, rezidarIdo
• beint, lifandi, búa, lifaIcelandic
• dal vivo, in diretta, vivo, live, vivere, abitareItalian
• ライブ, 生, 暮らす, 住む, 生きるJapanese
• ცხოვრება, სიცოცხლეGeorgian
• тұру, өмір сүруKazakh
• នៅKhmer
• 살다Korean
• zindî, ziyandar, jîndar, sax, ژیان, jiyan, jînKurdish
• жашоо, өмүр сүрүүKyrgyz
• vivo, habitoLatin
• wunnen, liewenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
• ທຽວສົງສານ, ຢູ່Lao
• gyventiLithuanian
• dzīvs, dzīvotLatvian
• живееMacedonian
• амьдрахMongolian
• langsungMalay
• għexMaltese
• နေ, အသက်ရှင်Burmese
• scherp, levend, live, rechtstreeks, leven, voortbestaan, verderleven, overleven, wonenDutch
• direkte, live, leve, boNorwegian
• viu, viureOccitan
• żywy, na żywo, przeżyć, mieszkać, żyć, przetrwaćPolish
• ao vivo, ativo, vivo, carregado, sobreviver, viver, morar, perseverarPortuguese
• kawsayQuechua
• viverRomansh
• viu, în direct, locui, supraviețui, a avea locuință, trăiRomanian
• живьём, живо́й, в [[прямой, лайв, прожива́ть, прожи́ть, жить, выжива́тьRussian
• जीवतिSanskrit
• bívere, campai, vívereSardinian
• eallitNorthern Sami
• жи̑в, у̏жӣво, ȕžīvo, žȋv, žívjeti, жи́вјети, žíveti, жи́ветиSerbo-Croatian
• ජීවත් වෙනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
• naživo, v priamom prenose, prežiť, žiť, bývať, zažiťSlovak
• v žívo, žív, živetiSlovene
• gjallë, jetojAlbanian
• dula, phelaSouthern Sotho
• levande, skarp, strömförande, leva, boSwedish
• ishiSwahili
• зиндагӣ карданTajik
• สด, อาศัย, มีชีวิต, อาศัยอยู่, อยู่Thai
• ýaşamakTurkmen
• mabuhay, manirahanTagalog
• canlı, yaşamakTurkish
• яшәргәTatar
• на́живо, прожива́ти, жи́ти, ме́шкатиUkrainian
• رہنا, جیناUrdu
• yashamoqUzbek
• ở, sống, trực tiếpVietnamese
• וווינעןYiddish
• 生活Chinese