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"Live" Definition
adverb
At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance: The landing on the moon was telecast live.
At the actual time of occurrence during, from, or at a live production .
adjective
Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded: a live television program.
Electricity Carrying an electric current or energized with electricity: live cables lying dangerously on the ground.
Glowing; burning: live coals.
Having life; alive: live animals. See Synonyms at living.
Informal Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively: a live crowd at the parade; a live party.
phrasal-verb
Live down To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time.
Live in To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in.
Live with To put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it.
idiom
Live it up Slang To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.
Live up to To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain.
Live up to To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations.
verb-intransitive
To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.
To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.
To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.
To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.
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