To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity.
To pass one’s time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.
To make one’s abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.
To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; - said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc.
To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live.
To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; - with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith.
To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; - with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
To outlast danger; to float; - said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.
To spend, as one’s life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life.
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
Having life; alive; living; not dead.
Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers.
Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator.
Vivid; bright.
Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe; live steam.
Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.
Being transmitted instantaneously, as events occur, in contrast to recorded.
Still in active play; - of a ball being used in a game; as, a live ball.
Pertaining to an entertainment event which was performed (and possibly recorded) in front of an audience; contrasted to performances recorded in a studio without an audience.
Life.
