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Detailed Synonyms for live in English

live:

to live verbe (lives, lived, living)

  1. to live
    to live; to reside; to stay; to lodge; to be established; to have one's seat
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
    • reside verbe (resides, resided, residing)
    • stay verbe (stays, stayed, staying)
    • lodge verbe (lodges, lodged, lodging)
    • be established verbe (is established, being established)
    • have one's seat verbe (has one's seat, had one's seat, having one's seat)
  2. to live
    – have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations 1
    to experience; to live; to know
    – have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations 1
    • experience verbe (experiences, experienced, experiencing)
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
      • I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict1
      • The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare1
      • I lived through two divorces1
    • know verbe (knows, knew, knowing)
      • I know the feeling!1
      • have you ever known hunger?1
  3. to live
    – have life, be alive 1
    to be; to live
    – have life, be alive 1
    • be verbe (is, was, being)
      • Our great leader is no more1
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
      • My grandfather lived until the end of war1
  4. to live
    – lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style 1
    to live
    – lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style 1
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
      • we had to live frugally after the war1
  5. to live
    – pursue a positive and satisfying existence 1
    to live
    – pursue a positive and satisfying existence 1
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
      • You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live1
  6. to live
    – support oneself 1
    to live; to exist; to survive; subsist
    – support oneself 1
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
      • Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?1
    • exist verbe (exists, existed, existing)
      • he could barely exist on such a low wage1
    • survive verbe (survives, survived, surviving)
    • subsist verbe
      • Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day1
  7. to live
    – continue to live through hardship or adversity 1
    to live; to go; to last; to endure; to survive; to hold up; to hold out; to live on
    – continue to live through hardship or adversity 1
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
      • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents1
    • go verbe (goes, went, going)
      • We went without water and food for 3 days1
    • last verbe (lasts, lasted, lasting)
      • how long can a person last without food and water?1
    • endure verbe (endures, endured, enduring)
    • survive verbe (survives, survived, surviving)
      • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America1
    • hold up verbe (holds up, held up, holding up)
    • hold out verbe (holds out, held out, holding out)
    • live on verbe (lives on, lived on, living on)
  8. to live
    – inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of 1
    to live; to dwell; to inhabit; populate
    – inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of 1
    • live verbe (lives, lived, living)
      • People lived in Africa millions of years ago1
    • dwell verbe (dwells, dwelt, dwelling)
      • this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean1
    • inhabit verbe (inhabits, inhabited, inhabiting)
      • The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted1
    • populate verbe
      • deer are populating the woods1

Conjugations for live:

present
  1. live
  2. live
  3. lives
  4. live
  5. live
  6. live
simple past
  1. lived
  2. lived
  3. lived
  4. lived
  5. lived
  6. lived
present perfect
  1. have lived
  2. have lived
  3. has lived
  4. have lived
  5. have lived
  6. have lived
past continuous
  1. was living
  2. were living
  3. was living
  4. were living
  5. were living
  6. were living
future
  1. shall live
  2. will live
  3. will live
  4. shall live
  5. will live
  6. will live
continuous present
  1. am living
  2. are living
  3. is living
  4. are living
  5. are living
  6. are living
subjunctive
  1. be lived
  2. be lived
  3. be lived
  4. be lived
  5. be lived
  6. be lived
diverse
  1. live!
  2. let's live!
  3. lived
  4. living
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

live

  1. live

live adj

  1. live
    – capable of erupting 1
    live; alive
    – capable of erupting 1
    • live adj
      • a live volcano1
    • alive adj
      • the volcano is very much alive1
  2. live
    – possessing life 1
    live; alive
    – possessing life 1
    • live adj
      • a live canary1
    • alive adj
      • the happiest person alive1
      • the nerve is alive1
      • doctors are working hard to keep him alive1
      • burned alive1
  3. live
    – exerting force or containing energy 1
    live
    – exerting force or containing energy 1
    • live adj
      • live coals1
      • tossed a live cigarette out the window1
      • got a shock from a live wire1
      • live ore is unmined ore1
      • a live bomb1
      • a live ball is one in play1
  4. live
    – charged or energized with electricity 1
    live; hot
    – charged or energized with electricity 1
    • live adj
      • a live wire1
    • hot adj
      • a hot wire1
  5. live
    – of current relevance 1
    live
    – of current relevance 1
    • live adj
      • a live issue1
      • still a live option1
  6. live
    – in current use or ready for use 1
    live
    – in current use or ready for use 1
    • live adj
      • live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread1
  7. live
    – abounding with life and energy 1
    live
    – abounding with life and energy 1
    • live adj
      • the club members are a really live bunch1
  8. live
    – elastic; rebounds readily 1
    live; resilient; lively; springy; bouncy
    – elastic; rebounds readily 1
  9. live
    – actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing 1
    live; unrecorded
    – actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing 1
    • live adj
      • a live television program1
      • brought to you live from Lincoln Center1
      • live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience1
  10. live
    – charged with an explosive 1
    live
    – charged with an explosive 1
    • live adj
      • live ammunition1
      • a live bomb1
  11. live
    – highly reverberant 1
    live
    – highly reverberant 1
    • live adj
      • a live concert hall1

live adv

  1. live
    – not recorded 1
    live
    – not recorded 1
    • live adv
      • the opera was broadcast live1

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Related Definitions for "live":

  1. capable of erupting1
    • a live volcano1
  2. possessing life1
    • a live canary1
  3. exerting force or containing energy1
    • live coals1
    • tossed a live cigarette out the window1
    • got a shock from a live wire1
    • live ore is unmined ore1
    • a live bomb1
    • a live ball is one in play1
  4. charged or energized with electricity1
    • a live wire1
  5. of current relevance1
    • a live issue1
    • still a live option1
  6. in current use or ready for use1
    • live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread1
  7. abounding with life and energy1
    • the club members are a really live bunch1
  8. elastic; rebounds readily1
  9. actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing1
    • a live television program1
    • brought to you live from Lincoln Center1
    • live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience1
  10. charged with an explosive1
    • live ammunition1
    • a live bomb1
  11. highly reverberant1
    • a live concert hall1
  12. not recorded1
    • the opera was broadcast live1
  13. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations1
    • I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict1
    • The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare1
    • I lived through two divorces1
  14. have life, be alive1
    • My grandfather lived until the end of war1
  15. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style1
    • we had to live frugally after the war1
  16. pursue a positive and satisfying existence1
    • You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live1
  17. support oneself1
    • Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?1
  18. continue to live through hardship or adversity1
    • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents1
  19. inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of1
    • People lived in Africa millions of years ago1

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