live
1. inhabit or live in;
be an inhabitant of (Freq. 129)
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
• Syn:
populate, dwell, inhabit
• See Also:
live in, live out
• Derivationally related forms:
inhabitation (for: inhabit), inhabitant (for: inhabit), inhabitancy (for: inhabit), liveable, livable, liver, dweller (for: dwell), dwelling (for: dwell), population (for: populate)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
tenant, neighbor, neighbour, occupy, reside,
lodge in, shack, domicile, domiciliate, people, overpopulate,
cohabit, live together, shack up, lodge, camp, encamp,
camp out, bivouac, tent, nest, board, room
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. lead a certain kind of life;
live in a certain style (Freq. 51)
- we had to live frugally after the war
• Derivationally related forms:
liver, living
• Hyponyms:
move, dissipate, swing, unlive, live down,
wanton, vegetate, pig, pig it, bushwhack, buccaneer,
bachelor, bach, eke out, cash out
• Entailment:
exist, be
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
3. continue to live through hardship or adversity (Freq. 29)
- We went without water and food for 3 days
- These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
- how long can a person last without food and water?
• Syn:
survive, last, live on, go, endure,
hold up, hold out
• Derivationally related forms:
endurance (for: endure), survival (for: survive)
• Hyponyms:
stand up, hold up, hold water, perennate, live out
• Verb Group:
be, exist, survive, subsist
• Entailment:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The business is going to live
4. support oneself (Freq. 16)
- he could barely exist on such a low wage
- Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
- Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day
• Syn:
exist, survive, subsist
• Derivationally related forms:
subsister (for: subsist), subsistence (for: subsist), survival (for: survive)
• Hyponyms:
breathe, freewheel, drift
• Verb Group:
survive, last, live on, go, endure,
hold up, hold out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s on something
- Somebody ----s PP
5. have life, be alive (Freq. 14)
- Our great leader is no more
- My grandfather lived until the end of war
• Syn:
be
• Derivationally related forms:
living, being (for: be)
• Verb Group:
survive, last, live on, go, endure,
hold up, hold out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
6. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations (Freq. 1)
- I know the feeling!
- have you ever known hunger?
- I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
- The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
- I lived through two divorces
• Syn:
know, experience
• Derivationally related forms:
experience (for: experience), knowable (for: know)
• Hypernyms:
experience, see, go through
• Hyponyms:
taste, relive, live over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
1. actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing (Freq. 6)
- a live television program
- brought to you live from Lincoln Center
- live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience
• Syn:
unrecorded
• Ant:
recorded
• Similar to:
unfilmed, untaped
2. exerting force or containing energy
- live coals
- tossed a live cigarette out the window
- got a shock from a live wire
- live ore is unmined ore
- a live bomb
- a live ball is one in play
• Ant:
dead
• Similar to:
in play, living
• See Also:
active
3. possessing life
- the happiest person alive
- the nerve is alive
- doctors are working hard to keep him alive
- burned alive
- a live canary
• Syn:
alive
• Ant:
dead (for: alive)
• Similar to:
liveborn, viable, vital
• See Also:
animate
• Derivationally related forms:
liveness, aliveness (for: alive)
• Attrubites:
animation, life, living, aliveness, vitality
4. highly reverberant
- a live concert hall
• Similar to:
reverberant
5. charged with an explosive
- live ammunition
- a live bomb
• Similar to:
loaded
6. elastic;
rebounds readily
- clean bouncy hair
- a lively tennis ball
- as resilient as seasoned hickory
- springy turf
• Syn:
bouncy, lively, resilient, springy
• Similar to:
elastic
• Derivationally related forms:
springiness (for: springy), resiliency (for: resilient), resilience (for: resilient), resile (for: resilient), liveliness (for: lively), bounce (for: bouncy), bounciness (for: bouncy)
7. abounding with life and energy
- the club members are a really live bunch
• Similar to:
lively
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
8. in current use or ready for use
- live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread
• Similar to:
current
• Topics:
printing, printing process
9. of current relevance
- a live issue
- still a live option
• Similar to:
current
10. capable of erupting
- a live volcano
- the volcano is very much alive
• Syn:
alive
• Similar to:
active
11. charged or energized with electricity
- a hot wire
- a live wire
• Syn:
hot
• Similar to:
charged
• Topics:
electricity
not recorded
- the opera was broadcast live
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