\ ˈliv
\
intransitive verb
1
: to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant
one of the greatest writers who ever lived
2
: to continue alive
lived to a ripe and vigorous old age
3
: to maintain oneself : subsist
lived on rice and peas
4a
: to occupy a home : dwell
living in a shabby room they had always lived in the country
b
: to be located or stored
the silverware lives here
5
: to attain eternal life
though he die, yet shall he live — John 11:25 (Revised Standard Version)
6
: to conduct or pass one's life
lived only for his work
7
: to remain in human memory or record
the past lives in us all— W. R. Inge
8
: to have a life rich in experience
the boy who is mentally alert lives more in a day than a dull boy does in a month — Boy Scout Handbook
9
: cohabit
She lived with that actor for over a year.
transitive verb
1
: to pass through or spend the duration of
lived their lives alone
3
: to exhibit vigor, gusto, or enthusiasm in
lived life to the fullest
4a
: to experience firsthand
living a dream
b
: to be thoroughly absorbed by or involved with
she lives her work
live it up
: to live with gusto and usually fast and loose
lived it up with wine and song — Newsweek
live up to
: to act or be in accordance with
had no intention of living up to his promise
live with
\ ˈlīv
\
1a
: having life : living
a live lobster
b
: existing in fact or reality : actual
spoke to a real live celebrity
2
: exerting force or containing energy: such as
b
: connected to electric power
c
: charged with explosives and containing shot or a bullet
live ammunition
also
: armed but not exploded
a live bomb
d
: imparting or driven by power
a live axle
e
: being in operation
a live microphone
3
: abounding with life : vivid
4
: being in a pure native state
5
: of bright vivid color
6
: of continuing or current interest
live issues
7a
: not yet printed from or plated
live type
b
: not yet typeset
live copy
8a
: of or involving a presentation (such as a play or concert) in which both the performers and an audience are physically present
a live record album a nightclub with live entertainment
b
: broadcast directly at the time of production
a live radio program
9
: being in play
a live ball
\ ˈlīv
\
: at the actual time of occurrence : during, from, or at a live production
the program was broadcast live
