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Etymology 1

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From Middle English lefe, lifen, libbe, libben, live, luvien, lyven, from Old English libban, lifian (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick”).

Cognates

Cognate with Yola live (“to live”), North Frisian laawe, lawe, lewe, lewi, lewwe, lääwe (“to live”), Saterland Frisian lieuwje, líeuwje (“to live”), West Frisian libje (“to live”), Alemannic German lëëbe (“to live”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno lem (“to live”), Dutch leeven, leven (“to live”), German leben (“to live”), German Low German lęven (“to live”), Limburgish leve, léëve (“to live”), Luxembourgish liewen (“to live”), Vilamovian łaowa (“to live”), Yiddish לעבן (lebn, “to live”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål leve (“to live”), Faroese liva (“to live”), Icelandic lifa (“to live”), Norwegian Nynorsk leva, leve, liva (“to live”), Swedish leva (“to live”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban, “to live”); also Latin lippus (“half-sighted, myopic”), Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat, tallow”), Lithuanian lipti (“to stick”), Bulgarian лепя́ (lepjá, “to glue, paste, stick; to plaster, smear”), Czech lepit (“to glue, stick”), Macedonian лепи (lepi, “to glue, stick”), Polish lepić (“to mold; to glue, paste; to stick”), Russian лепи́ть (lepítʹ, “to fashion, sculpt, shape”), Serbo-Croatian лепити, лије́пити, lépiti, lijépiti (“to glue, paste; to stick”), Slovak lepiť (“to stick”), Slovene lepiti (“to stick”), Ukrainian ліпити (lipyty, “to mould, shape”), Sanskrit लिप् (lip, “to anoint, smear; to defile, soil, taint”), रिप् (rip, “deceit, fraud; injury; enemy, traitor”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪv/, [ˈlɪv]
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪv
  • Hyphenation: live

Verb

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live (third-person singular simple present lives, present participle living, simple past and past participle lived)

  1. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
    He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
  2. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
    Synonym: range (fauna)
    I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.
    • 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16:
      Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
    1. (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
      I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?
  3. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
    • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 50:
      When Lazarus left his charnel-cave,
      ⁠And home to Mary’s house return’d, […]
      ‘Where wert thou, brother, those four days?’
      ⁠There lives no record of reply,
      ⁠Which telling what it is to die
      Had surely added praise to praise.
  4. (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
    Her memory lives in that song.
    • 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian‎[1]:
      He has now overseen three straight victories since taking over from Claudio Ranieri and this latest win, against one of the best teams in Europe, will live long in the memory for every Leicester supporter.
  5. (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
    You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you.
  6. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
    It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after.
  7. (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
    To live an idle or a useful life.
    • 1921, Juanita Helm Floyd, Women in the Life of Balzac:
      Many people write their romances, others live them; Honore de Balzac did both.
    • 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian:
      By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.
    • 2013 June 1, “Towards the end of poverty”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 11:
      But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.
  8. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
    • 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:
      to live the Gospel
    • 1971, Bart Moncq, Body Politic, number 1, page 8:
      The key to our freedom then, isn't begging for tolerance, but living our full rights.
    • 2006, Laura Cardone, Motivation at Work‎[2], →ISBN:
      Change happens from the inside out and this great resource can show you how to live the habits that build personal and professional effectiveness.
    • 2016 March 24, Jon Henley, “The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating (and ingenious) rise of BrewDog”, in The Guardian‎[3], →ISSN:
      In short, he argues, in the modern era, “The only way to build a brand is to live that brand. You have to live the values and the mission, then let the customer decide.”
  9. (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
  10. (ambitransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
    That rockslide trapped me in a cave, and I was trapped for three days, but I lived.
    No ship could live in such a storm.
    (in a video game) I don't know how I lived that, I should've died like 8 times.
  11. (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
    It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread.   Man shall not live by bread alone.
  12. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
    I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!
Usage notes
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  • Throughout Late Middle English and Early Modern English in Midlands and Northern dialects, the present participle form livand co-occurs with the form living.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Jamaican Creole: lib, liv
  • Krio: lib
  • Maroon Spirit Language: lib, libis
  • Sranan Tongo: libi
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See also

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Etymology 2

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    An apheretic form of alive.

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    Adjective

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    live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

    1. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
      The post office will not ship live animals.
    2. Being in existence; actual.
      He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
    3. Having active properties; being energized.
      Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
    4. Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
      1. (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
        Antonym: dead
        • 1996, Richard Jones, Rafael Lins, Garbage Collection, →ISBN, page 4:
          An object in the heap is live if its address is held in a root, or there is a pointer to it held in another live heap node.
    5. Taken from a living animal.
      live feathers
    6. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
      the live spindle of a lathe
      a live, or driving, axle
    7. (sports) Still in active play.
      a live ball
    8. (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
      • 2005, Alison M. Pendergast, Play Winning Poker in No Time, page 57:
        As a beginner, when you are in a hand, you should practice counting your outs, or those live cards left in the deck that can improve your hand.
    9. (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
      The station presented a live news program every evening.
      Are we live?
    10. (of a performance or speech) In person.
      This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
    11. (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
      a live album
    12. Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
      The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
    13. Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
      • 2002, John Eargle, Chris Foreman, Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement, page 21:
        A good experiment is to have a friend stand in a fixed position in a moderately live room and talk in a clear voice.
      • 2016, Jason Corey, Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training, page 136:
        It sounds like the instruments were recorded in a fairly live room with reverb added.
    14. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually with a risk of causing electrocution if touched.
      Use caution when working near live wires.
    15. (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
      Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
    16. (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
    17. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
      a live coal; live embers
      • 1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post‎[4]:
        Call it a dead language if you want to—it looks to me like those Latinites were the live boys when it came to putting a whole lot of meaning into just two or three words.
    18. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
    19. (slang)
      1. (dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
        a live man, or orator
        • 1915, “In the Scout Cave”, in Boys' Life, volume 5, number 3, page 23:
          Now then, Bill, I've recommended to the troop that they take you in, and the fellows have all voted in favor of you. These scouts are a live bunch and they all expect you to make good.
      2. Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
        • 1998, Kimberly S. Phillips, Purpose Lies Within, Messenger Publishing, →ISBN, page 119:
          The party was live, and the music was jammin. All over the beach people in colorful swimsuits were moving to the beat.
    20. (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
      Antonym: dead
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    • Live in the sense of "having life" is used only attributively (before a noun), as in "live animals". Predicatively (after the noun), alive is used, as in "be alive". Living may be used either attributively or predicatively.
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    • (antonym(s) of “having life”): dead
    • (antonym(s) of “capable of causing harm”): blank, dummy
    • (antonym(s) of “electrically charged”): neutral, dead
    • (antonym(s) of “as it happens”): recorded, prerecorded
    • (antonym(s) of “in person”): broadcast
    • (antonym(s) of “featuring humans”): animated
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    Terms derived from the adjective live
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    Adverb

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    live (comparative more live, superlative most live)

    2. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
      The concert was broadcast live by radio.
    4. Of making a performance or speech, in person.
      He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.
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    Chinese

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    Etymology 1

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    From English live, possibly via Japanese ライブ (raibu).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Hong Kong Cantonese) IPA(key): /laːi̯f⁵⁵/

    Verb

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    live

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) to broadcast live; to stream
    2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to reach the end (i.e. the newest posts) on a forum thread

    Noun

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    live

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) live performance; concert　(Classifier: 場／场 m c)
    2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) livestream (Classifier: 條／条 c)
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from English Live Photo.

    Noun

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    live

    1. (computing) Live Photo (iOS), etc.
      拍live  ―  pāi live  ―  to take a live photo, etc.
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    Danish

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    Etymology 1

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    From liv +‎ -e.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /liːvə/, [ˈliːʊ̯ə], [ˈliːʊ]

    Verb

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    live (imperative liv, infinitive at live, present tense liver, past tense livede, perfect tense livet)

    1. (used with op) to enliven
      Synonym: oplive
    Conjugation
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    Conjugation of live
    active passive
    present liver lives
    past livede livedes
    infinitive live lives
    imperative liv —
    participle
    present -
    past livet
    (auxiliary verb have or være)
    gerund liven

    Etymology 2

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    From English live First attested in 1965.

    Adverb

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    live

    1. live (as it happens)
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    Dutch

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English live.

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    Adjective

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    live (not comparable)

    1. (broadcasting) live, being broadcast as it happens.

    Declension

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    Declension of live
    uninflected live
    inflected live
    comparative —
    positive
    predicative/adverbial live
    indefinite m./f. sing. live
    n. sing. live
    plural live
    definite live
    partitive lives

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    Etymology

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      From liva + -e.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈlive/
      • Rhymes: -ive
      • Syllabification: li‧ve

      Adverb

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      live (lative liven)

      1. (neologism) on the left
        Synonym: maldekstre
        Antonym: dekstre

      Finnish

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        lipeä +‎ -e

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈliʋeˣ/, [ˈliʋe̞(ʔ)]
        • Rhymes: -iʋe
        • Syllabification(key): li‧ve
        • Hyphenation(key): li‧ve

        Noun

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        live (dialectal)

        1. (Satakunta, Tavastia, Central Finland, North Karelia) synonym of lipeä (“lye”)
        Declension
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        Inflection of live (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p–v gradation)
        nominative live lipeet
        genitive lipeen lipeiden
        lipeitten
        partitive livettä lipeitä
        illative lipeeseen lipeisiin
        lipeihin
        singular plural
        nominative live lipeet
        accusative nom. live lipeet
        gen. lipeen
        genitive lipeen lipeiden
        lipeitten
        partitive livettä lipeitä
        inessive lipeessä lipeissä
        elative lipeestä lipeistä
        illative lipeeseen lipeisiin
        lipeihin
        adessive lipeellä lipeillä
        ablative lipeeltä lipeiltä
        allative lipeelle lipeille
        essive lipeenä lipeinä
        translative lipeeksi lipeiksi
        abessive lipeettä lipeittä
        instructive — lipein
        comitative See the possessive forms below.
        Possessive forms of live (Kotus type 48*E/hame, p–v gradation)
        first-person singular possessor
        singular plural
        nominative lipeeni lipeeni
        accusative nom. lipeeni lipeeni
        gen. lipeeni
        genitive lipeeni lipeideni
        lipeitteni
        partitive livettäni lipeitäni
        inessive lipeessäni lipeissäni
        elative lipeestäni lipeistäni
        illative lipeeseeni lipeisiini
        lipeihini
        adessive lipeelläni lipeilläni
        ablative lipeeltäni lipeiltäni
        allative lipeelleni lipeilleni
        essive lipeenäni lipeinäni
        translative lipeekseni lipeikseni
        abessive lipeettäni lipeittäni
        instructive — —
        comitative — lipeineni
        second-person singular possessor
        singular plural
        nominative lipeesi lipeesi
        accusative nom. lipeesi lipeesi
        gen. lipeesi
        genitive lipeesi lipeidesi
        lipeittesi
        partitive livettäsi lipeitäsi
        inessive lipeessäsi lipeissäsi
        elative lipeestäsi lipeistäsi
        illative lipeeseesi lipeisiisi
        lipeihisi
        adessive lipeelläsi lipeilläsi
        ablative lipeeltäsi lipeiltäsi
        allative lipeellesi lipeillesi
        essive lipeenäsi lipeinäsi
        translative lipeeksesi lipeiksesi
        abessive lipeettäsi lipeittäsi
        instructive — —
        comitative — lipeinesi
        first-person plural possessor
        singular plural
        nominative lipeemme lipeemme
        accusative nom. lipeemme lipeemme
        gen. lipeemme
        genitive lipeemme lipeidemme
        lipeittemme
        partitive livettämme lipeitämme
        inessive lipeessämme lipeissämme
        elative lipeestämme lipeistämme
        illative lipeeseemme lipeisiimme
        lipeihimme
        adessive lipeellämme lipeillämme
        ablative lipeeltämme lipeiltämme
        allative lipeellemme lipeillemme
        essive lipeenämme lipeinämme
        translative lipeeksemme lipeiksemme
        abessive lipeettämme lipeittämme
        instructive — —
        comitative — lipeinemme
        second-person plural possessor
        singular plural
        nominative lipeenne lipeenne
        accusative nom. lipeenne lipeenne
        gen. lipeenne
        genitive lipeenne lipeidenne
        lipeittenne
        partitive livettänne lipeitänne
        inessive lipeessänne lipeissänne
        elative lipeestänne lipeistänne
        illative lipeeseenne lipeisiinne
        lipeihinne
        adessive lipeellänne lipeillänne
        ablative lipeeltänne lipeiltänne
        allative lipeellenne lipeillenne
        essive lipeenänne lipeinänne
        translative lipeeksenne lipeiksenne
        abessive lipeettänne lipeittänne
        instructive — —
        comitative — lipeinenne
        third-person possessor
        singular plural
        nominative lipeensä lipeensä
        accusative nom. lipeensä lipeensä
        gen. lipeensä
        genitive lipeensä lipeidensä
        lipeittensä
        partitive livettään
        livettänsä         		lipeitään
        lipeitänsä
        inessive lipeessään
        lipeessänsä         		lipeissään
        lipeissänsä
        elative lipeestään
        lipeestänsä         		lipeistään
        lipeistänsä
        illative lipeeseensä lipeisiinsä
        lipeihinsä
        adessive lipeellään
        lipeellänsä         		lipeillään
        lipeillänsä
        ablative lipeeltään
        lipeeltänsä         		lipeiltään
        lipeiltänsä
        allative lipeelleen
        lipeellensä         		lipeilleen
        lipeillensä
        essive lipeenään
        lipeenänsä         		lipeinään
        lipeinänsä
        translative lipeekseen
        lipeeksensä         		lipeikseen
        lipeiksensä
        abessive lipeettään
        lipeettänsä         		lipeittään
        lipeittänsä
        instructive — —
        comitative — lipeineen
        lipeinensä
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        compounds

        Further reading

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        Etymology 2

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          From English live.

          Pronunciation

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          • IPA(key): /ˈliʋe/, [ˈliʋe̞]
          • Rhymes: -iʋe
          • Syllabification(key): li‧ve
          • Hyphenation(key): li‧ve

          Noun

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          live

          1. (in compounds) live
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          • Chiefly used as a modifier in compound terms:
            live-esitys ― live performance
          • When used independently, almost always used in the essive singular:
            He esiintyvät tänään livenä areenalla.
            They will perform live today at the arena.
          Declension
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          Inflection of live (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
          nominative live livet
          genitive liven livejen
          partitive liveä livejä
          illative liveen liveihin
          singular plural
          nominative live livet
          accusative nom. live livet
          gen. liven
          genitive liven livejen
          livein rare
          partitive liveä livejä
          inessive livessä liveissä
          elative livestä liveistä
          illative liveen liveihin
          adessive livellä liveillä
          ablative liveltä liveiltä
          allative livelle liveille
          essive livenä liveinä
          translative liveksi liveiksi
          abessive livettä liveittä
          instructive — livein
          comitative See the possessive forms below.
          Possessive forms of live (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
          first-person singular possessor
          singular plural
          nominative liveni liveni
          accusative nom. liveni liveni
          gen. liveni
          genitive liveni livejeni
          liveini rare
          partitive liveäni livejäni
          inessive livessäni liveissäni
          elative livestäni liveistäni
          illative liveeni liveihini
          adessive livelläni liveilläni
          ablative liveltäni liveiltäni
          allative livelleni liveilleni
          essive livenäni liveinäni
          translative livekseni liveikseni
          abessive livettäni liveittäni
          instructive — —
          comitative — liveineni
          second-person singular possessor
          singular plural
          nominative livesi livesi
          accusative nom. livesi livesi
          gen. livesi
          genitive livesi livejesi
          liveisi rare
          partitive liveäsi livejäsi
          inessive livessäsi liveissäsi
          elative livestäsi liveistäsi
          illative liveesi liveihisi
          adessive livelläsi liveilläsi
          ablative liveltäsi liveiltäsi
          allative livellesi liveillesi
          essive livenäsi liveinäsi
          translative liveksesi liveiksesi
          abessive livettäsi liveittäsi
          instructive — —
          comitative — liveinesi
          first-person plural possessor
          singular plural
          nominative livemme livemme
          accusative nom. livemme livemme
          gen. livemme
          genitive livemme livejemme
          liveimme rare
          partitive liveämme livejämme
          inessive livessämme liveissämme
          elative livestämme liveistämme
          illative liveemme liveihimme
          adessive livellämme liveillämme
          ablative liveltämme liveiltämme
          allative livellemme liveillemme
          essive livenämme liveinämme
          translative liveksemme liveiksemme
          abessive livettämme liveittämme
          instructive — —
          comitative — liveinemme
          second-person plural possessor
          singular plural
          nominative livenne livenne
          accusative nom. livenne livenne
          gen. livenne
          genitive livenne livejenne
          liveinne rare
          partitive liveänne livejänne
          inessive livessänne liveissänne
          elative livestänne liveistänne
          illative liveenne liveihinne
          adessive livellänne liveillänne
          ablative liveltänne liveiltänne
          allative livellenne liveillenne
          essive livenänne liveinänne
          translative liveksenne liveiksenne
          abessive livettänne liveittänne
          instructive — —
          comitative — liveinenne
          third-person possessor
          singular plural
          nominative livensä livensä
          accusative nom. livensä livensä
          gen. livensä
          genitive livensä livejensä
          liveinsä rare
          partitive liveään
          liveänsä           		livejään
          livejänsä
          inessive livessään
          livessänsä           		liveissään
          liveissänsä
          elative livestään
          livestänsä           		liveistään
          liveistänsä
          illative liveensä liveihinsä
          adessive livellään
          livellänsä           		liveillään
          liveillänsä
          ablative liveltään
          liveltänsä           		liveiltään
          liveiltänsä
          allative livelleen
          livellensä           		liveilleen
          liveillensä
          essive livenään
          livenänsä           		liveinään
          liveinänsä
          translative livekseen
          liveksensä           		liveikseen
          liveiksensä
          abessive livettään
          livettänsä           		liveittään
          liveittänsä
          instructive — —
          comitative — liveineen
          liveinensä
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          live

          1. live (as it happens, in real time, directly)
          2. (Quebec, Eastern Ontario) now, at the moment.

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          live m (plural live or lives)

          1. live stream, a video broadcast in real time, a Q&A (even written) in real time
            Synonym: direct
            comment faire un live sur YouTube ― how to do a livestream on YouTube
            Le Monde a fait un live pendant le confinement. - Le Monde did a live Q&A during the lockdown.

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            Borrowed from English live.

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            live

            1. (broadcast, event) live (as it happens, in real time, directly)
              Synonyms: direkt, in Echtzeit

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            • There is no adjective corresponding to live, but it can form compounds (see below).

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            • “live” in Duden online
            • “live”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[7] (in German)

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            Borrowed from English live, originally as an adjective.[1]

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            live (invariable)

            1. performed or recorded live
              Synonym: dal vivo

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            live m (invariable)

            1. live broadcast; live reporting

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            1. ^ live in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
            2. ^ live in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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            līvē

            1. second-person singular present active imperative of līveō

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            live

            1. alternative form of lyven

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            live n

            1. dative singular of liv
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            Borrowed from English live.

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            live (singular and plural live)

            1. live (some technical senses)
              1. (broadcasting) on air
              2. (of a performance or speech) in person
              3. (entertainment, performing) recorded in front of a live audience

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            From Old Norse hlífa, from Proto-Germanic *hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.

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            live (present tense liver, past tense livde, past participle livt/livd, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative liv)

            1. (transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements
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            live n (definite singular livet, uncountable)

            1. (rare) shelter, cover, protection, especially from the elements
              Synonyms: le, livd, ly

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            Of the noun liv n (“life”).

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            live (present tense livar, past tense liva, past participle liva, passive infinitive livast, present participle livande, imperative live/liv)

            1. (ambitransitive) to liven
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            From Latin liber.

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            live m (plural lives)

            1. book

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            Etymology tree
            Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der.
            Proto-Germanic *an
            Proto-West Germanic *ana
            Old English on
            Proto-Indo-European *leyp-
            Proto-Germanic *lībanąder.
            Proto-Germanic *lībą
            Proto-West Germanic *līb
            Old English līfder.
            Old English līfe
            Old English on līfe
            Middle English alyve
            English aliveclip.
            English liveubor.
            Polish live

              Unadapted borrowing from English live.

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              live (not comparable, no derived adverb)

              1. (broadcasting, colloquial, postpositive) live (seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens)
              2. (colloquial, music, postpositive) live (made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)

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              live (not comparable)

              1. (colloquial, postpositive) live (as it happens)
                Synonym: na żywo
                Antonym: z puszki

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              live m inan

              1. (broadcasting, colloquial) live transmission
              2. (colloquial, music) live recording (recording made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)

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              Declension of live
              singular plural
              nominative live live'y
              genitive live'a/live'u live'ów
              dative live'owi live'om
              accusative live'a/live'u live'y
              instrumental live'em live'ami
              locative livie live'ach
              vocative livie live'y

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              • “live”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[8] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
              • “live”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[9] (in Polish)

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              Etymology

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              Unadapted borrowing from English live.

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              live m or f (plural lives)

              1. video stream (either a live stream or a recording of a past live stream)
                Synonym: direto
                Hoje assisti à live que fizeram na semana passada.
                Today, I've watched the stream that they did last week.

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              Etymology

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              Unadapted borrowing from English live.

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              live m or f or n (indeclinable)

              1. live

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              Declension of live (invariable)
              singular plural
              masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
              nominative-
              accusative               		indefinite live live live live
              definite — — — —
              genitive-
              dative               		indefinite live live live live
              definite — — — —

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              live

              1. live

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              líve class 5 (plural émáve class 6)

              1. country

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              (classifier phiên) live

              1. short for livestream

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              live

              1. short for livestream

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              Etymology

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              Derived from Latin lepus.

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              live m (plural lives)

              1. hare
              2. old, worn-out book

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              Etymology

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              From Middle English lyven, from Old English libban, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

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              live (present participle liveen)

              1. to live
                • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:
                  Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;
                  Long may they live in prosperity;

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              • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 104
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