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live

adjectiveverb /laɪv/ 1 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 9
Definitions
adjective

actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

“a live television program”

verb

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

“I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict”

adjective

abounding with life and energy

“the club members are a really live bunch”

adjective

charged with an explosive

“live ammunition”

adjective

exerting force or containing energy

“live coals”

adjective

highly reverberant

“a live concert hall”

adjective

in current use or ready for use

“live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread”

verb

lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

“we had to live frugally after the war”

adjective

of current relevance

“a live issue”

verb

pursue a positive and satisfying existence

“You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live”

verb

have life, be alive

“My grandfather lived until the end of war”

adjective

capable of erupting

“a live volcano”

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