LIVE

I. verb (~d; living) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English libban; akin to Old High German lebēn to ~ Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to be a~ ; have the life of an animal or plant, to continue a~, to maintain oneself ; subsist , 4. to occupy a home ; dwell , to be located or stored , to attain eternal life , to conduct or pass one's life , to remain in human memory or record , to have a life rich in experience, cohabit , transitive verb to pass through or spend the duration of , act out , practice , to exhibit vigor, gusto, or enthusiasm in , 4. to experience firsthand , to be thoroughly absorbed by or involved with , II. adjective Etymology: short for a~ Date: 1542 1. having life ; living , existing in fact or reality ; actual , exerting force or containing energy: as, afire , glowing , connected to electric power, charged with explosives and containing shot or a bullet , imparting or driven by power , being in operation , abounding with life ; vivid , being in a pure native state, of bright vivid color, of continuing or current interest , 7. not yet printed from or plated , not yet typeset , 8. of or involving a presentation (as a play or concert) in which both the performers and an audience are physically present , broadcast directly at the time of production , being in play , III. adverb Date: 1946 at the actual time of occurrence ; during, from, or at a ~ production