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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Live \Live\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lived}; p. pr & vb n. {Living}.] [OE. liven, livien, AS libban, lifian; akin to OS libbian D. leven, G. leben, OHG. leb[=e]n, Dan. leve, Sw lefva Icel. lifa to live, to be left to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to forsake, and life, Gr liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily, shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, Skr. lip to anoint, smear; -- the first sense prob. was to cleave to stick to hence to remain, stay; and hence to live.] 1. To be alive; to have life; to have as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will . . . lay sinews upon you and will bring up flesh upon you and cover you with skin, and put breath in you and ye shall live. --Ezek. xxxvii 5, 6. 2. To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully. O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions! --Ecclus. xli. 1. 3. To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside. Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. --Gen. xlvii. 28. 4. To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last -- said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water. --Shak. 5. To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness. What greater curse could envious fortune give Than just to die when I began to live? --Dryden. 6. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on as horses live on grass and grain. 7. To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith. The just shall live by faith. --Gal. iii. ll 8. To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; -- with on or by as to live on spoils. Those who live by labor. --Sir W. Temple. 9. To outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat, etc.; as no ship could live in such a storm. A strong mast that lived upon the sea. --Shak. {To live out}, to be at service; to live away from home as a servant. [U. S.] {To live with}. a To dwell or to be a lodger with b To cohabit with to have intercourse with as male with female. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Live \Live\, v. t. 1. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in constantly or habitually; as to live an idle or a useful life. 2. To act habitually in conformity with to practice. To live the Gospel. --Foxe. {To live down}, to live so as to subdue or refute; as to live down slander. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Live \Live\, a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive}, {Life}.] 1. Having life; alive; living; not dead. If one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money of it --Ex. xxi. 35. 2. Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as a live coal; live embers. `` The live ether.'' --Thomson. 3. Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as a live man, or orator. 4. Vivid; bright. `` The live carnation.'' --Thomson. 5. (Engin.) Imparting power; having motion; as the live spindle of a lathe. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Live \Live\, n. Life. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {On live}, in life; alive. [Obs.] See {Alive}. --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: live adj 1: actually being performed (or--for the audience--present) at the time of viewing; "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}] 2: showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossd 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}] 3: highly reverberant; "a live concert hall" [syn: {live(a)}] 4: charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb" 5: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: {bouncy}, {lively}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}] 6: (informal) abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch" 7: (printing) in current use or ready for use "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread" 8: of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option" 9: (electricity) charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [syn: {hot}] 10: having life; "a live canary"; "hit a live nerve"; "famous living painters"; "living tissue"; "living plants and animals" [syn: {living}] 11: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" [syn: {alive(p)}, {live(a)}] adv : not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live" v 1: make one's home or live in "There are only 250,000 people in Island" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}] 2: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style 3: continue to live, endure or last "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "The legend of Elvis lives on"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold out}] 4: stay alive; survive; "he could barely exist on such a low wage" [syn: {exist}, {survive}, {subsist}] 5: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more" [syn: {be}] 6: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!" "have you ever known hunger?" [syn: {know}, {experience}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: live /li:v/ adj.,adv. [common] Opposite of `test'. Refers to actual real-world data or a program working with it For example, the response to "I think the record deleter is finished" might be "Is it live yet?" or "Have you tried it out on live data?" This usage usually carries the connotation that live data is more fragile and must not be corrupted, or bad things will happen. So a more appropriate response might be: "Well, make sure it works perfectly before we throw live data at it." The implication here is that record deletion is something pretty significant, and a haywire record-deleter running amok live would probably cause great harm. From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: LIVE LInux VErband (Linux, org.)
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