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live 1 L0207500 (lĭv)v. lived, liv·ing, lives v.intr.1. To be alive; exist.2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.7. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.v.tr.1. To spend or pass (one's life).2. To go through; experience: lived a nightmare.3. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs.Phrasal Verbs: live down To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time. live in To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in. live out To live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out. live with To put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it.Idioms: live it up Slang To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances. live off/on the fat of the land To enjoy the best of everything; live in comfort or luxury. live up to1. To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals.2. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations.3. To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain.
[Middle English liven, from Old English libban, lifian; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]
live 2 L0207600 (līv)adj.1. Having life; alive: live animals. See Synonyms at living.2. Of, related to, or occurring during the life of one that is living: a live birth; the live weight of an animal before being slaughtered.3. Of current interest or relevance: a live topic; still a live option.4. Informal Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively: a live crowd at the parade; a live party.5. Glowing; burning: live coals.6. Not yet exploded but capable of being fired: live ammunition.7. Electricity Carrying an electric current or energized with electricity: live cables lying dangerously on the ground.8. Not mined or quarried; in the natural state: live ore.9. a. Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded: a live television program.b. Involving performers or spectators who are physically present: live entertainment; a live audience.10. Of, relating to, or containing living bacteria or active viruses, sometimes in an attenuated form: live yogurt cultures; a live measles vaccine.11. Printing Not yet set into type: live copy.12. Sports In play: a live ball.adv. At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance: The landing on the moon was telecast live.
[Short for alive.]
live′ness n.Translationslive off
live off (of) (someone or something)1. To acquire or provide for one's needs by benefiting from or taking advantage of someone or something else. You can't just keep living off your brother—you need to get out there and find a job and a place of your own. I've been living off of my trust fund until I find a new job.2. To survive by eating or drinking something, especially exclusively or very frequently. A species of insect lives off this weed, so if it is eliminated completely, the insects will die, too. I was so poor during college that I lived off of rice, beans, and pasta.See also: live, offlive off (of) someone or somethingto obtain one's living or means of survival from someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) You can't live off your uncle all your life! I manage to live off of my salary.See also: live, offlive offv.1. To survive or provide for one's needs by benefiting from someone or something: I'm living off my savings until I find a job. It's shameful to live off your parents at your age!2. To eat some type of food frequently or exclusively: In the winter, some animals live off collections of food that they gathered during the warmer months.See also: live, off live off/on the fat of the land To enjoy the best of everything; live in comfort or luxury.See also: live, offEncyclopediaSeelive |