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[[t]lɪv[/t]]

v. lived(livd), liv•ing.

1) bio to be alive

2) to continue to have life; remain alive:

to live to a ripe old age[/ex]

3) to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last:

a book that lives in my memory[/ex]

4) to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself:

to live on one's income[/ex]

5) to feed or subsist (usu. fol. by on or upon):

to live on rice and bananas[/ex]

6) to dwell or reside

7) to pass life in a specified manner:

They lived happily ever after[/ex]

8) to direct or regulate one's life:

to live by the golden rule[/ex]

9) to experience or enjoy life to the full:

At 50 she was just beginning to live[/ex]

10) to cohabit (usu. fol. by with)

11) to pass (life):

to live a life of ease[/ex]

12) to practice, represent, or exhibit in one's life:

to live one's philosophy[/ex]

13) phv live down, to cause (a mistake, disgrace, etc.) to be forgotten or forgiven through one's subsequent blameless behavior

14) phv live in (or out), to reside at (or away from) the place of one's employment, esp. as a domestic servant

15) phv live up to, to behave so as to satisfy or represent (ideals, standards, etc.)

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- live it up

Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE lifian, libban, c. OS libbian, lebon, OHG lebēn, ON lifa, Go liban II

live

[[t]laɪv[/t]] adj.

1) bio being alive; living:

live animals[/ex]

2) bio of, pertaining to, or during the life of a living being:

the animal's live weight[/ex]

3) characterized by or indicating the presence of living creatures:

the live sounds of the forest[/ex]

4) inf Informal. (of a person) energetic; alert; lively:

The club members are a really live bunch[/ex]

5) full of life, energy, or activity:

His approach is live and fresh[/ex]

6) burning or glowing:

live coals[/ex]

7) spo having resilience or bounce:

a live tennis ball[/ex]

8) spo being in play, as a baseball or football

9) mil loaded or unexploded:

live ammunition[/ex]

10) made up of people who are actually present:

to perform before a live audience[/ex]

11) sbz broadcast while happening or being performed:

a live telecast[/ex]

12) being highly resonant or reverberant, as an auditorium or concert hall

13) vivid or bright, as color

14) of current interest or importance:

live issues[/ex]

15) mac moving or imparting motion:

the live head on a lathe[/ex]

16) still in use, or to be used, as type set up or copy for printing

17) elm electrically connected to a source of potential difference, or electrically charged so as to have a potential different from that of earth:

a live wire[/ex]

18) sbz by transmission at the actual moment of occurrence or performance:

a program broadcast live[/ex]

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Etymology: 1535–45; aph. form of alive