OZDIC

live

UK /lɪv/ US /lɪv/
verb 5adj 5adv 2

Definitions

verb

1

To be alive; to have life.

He's not expected to live for more than a few months.

2

To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.

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.

3

To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?

4

To survive; to persevere; to continue.

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.

5

To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.

Her memory lives in that song.

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.

adj

1

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.

5

Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.

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.

adv

1

Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

The concert was broadcast live by radio.

2

Of making a performance or speech, in person.

He'll be appearing live at the auditorium.

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