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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 läbe (“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!
    13. (figurative, intransitive) To spend a great deal of time in a particular place.
      She lives on the Internet.
    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.
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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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    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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      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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      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

      Esperanto

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      Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Esperanto liva
      Proto-Italic *-ēd
      Old Latin -ēd
      Latin -ebor.
      Russian -е (-e)influ.
      ▲
      Polish -einflu.
      ▲
      Czech -einflu.
      Esperanto -e
      Esperanto live

        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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        Etymology 1

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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”)
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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
          Derived terms
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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. live (as it happens, in real time, directly; of broadcasts)
                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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                  • Normally feminine in Brazilian Portuguese.

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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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                  Noun

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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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                  live

                  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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