[live] vb lived ; liv.ing [ME, fr. OE libban; akin to OHG leben to live] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to be alive: have the life of an animal or plant
2: to continue alive
3: to maintain oneself: subsist
4: to occupy a home: dwell "living in a shabby room" "they had always lived in the country"
5: to attain eternal life "though he die, yet shall he ~ --Jn 11:25 (RSV)"
6: to conduct or pass one's life "lived only for his work" 7: to remain in human memory or record "the past ~s in us all --W. R. Inge" 8: to have a life rich in experience 9: cohabit ~ vt 1: to pass through or spend the duration of "lived their lives alone"
2: act out, practice--often used with out "to ~ out their fantasies"
3: to exhibit vigor, gusto, or enthusiasm in "lived life to the fullest" -- live it up : to live with gusto and usu. fast and loose "lived it up with wine and song --Newsweek" -- live up to : to act or be in accordance with "had no intention of living up to his promise"
[2]live adj [short for alive] (1542) 1: having life: living
2: exerting force or containing energy: as a: afire, glowing "~ coals" b: connected to electric power c: charged with explosives and containing shot or a bullet "~ ammunition"; also: armed but not exploded "a ~ bomb" d: imparting or driven by power "a ~ axle" e: being in operation "a ~ microphone"
3: abounding with life: vivid
4: being in a pure native state
5: of bright vivid color
6: of continuing or current interest "~ issues"
7. a: not yet printed from or plated "~ type" b: not yet typeset "~ copy"
8. a: of or involving a presentation (as a play or concert) in which both the performers and an audience are physically present "a ~ record album" "a nightclub with ~ entertainment" b: broadcast directly at the time of production "a ~ radio program" 9: being in play "a ~ ball" [3]live adv (1946): at the actual time of occurrence: during, from, or at a live production "the programming originated ~ from New York City --Current Biog."