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Noun
Definition: life
Verb
Definition: be an inhabitant of or reside in; "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"
Definition: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
Definition: continue to live and avoid dying; "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?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"
Definition: 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"
Definition: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
Definition: 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"
Definition: pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
Definition: To be alive; to have life.
Adjective
Definition: 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"
Definition: 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"
Definition: possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"
Definition: highly reverberant; "a live concert hall"
Definition: charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
Definition: elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
Definition: abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch"
Definition: in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"
Definition: of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"
Definition: Having life; that is alive.
Adverb
Definition: not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"
Definition: Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.