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▸ verb:  (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
▸ verb:  (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
▸ adjective:  (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
▸ adjective:  Being in existence; actual.
▸ adjective:  Having active properties; being energized.
▸ adjective:  Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
▸ adjective:  (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
▸ adjective:  Taken from a living animal.
▸ adjective:  (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
▸ adjective:  (sports) Still in active play.
▸ adjective:  (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
▸ adjective:  (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
▸ adjective:  (of a performance or speech) In person.
▸ adjective:  (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
▸ adjective:  live, unexploded (of firearms or explosives)
▸ adjective:  Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
▸ adjective:  (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
▸ adjective:  (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
▸ adjective:  (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
▸ adjective:  Being in a state of ignition; burning.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
▸ adjective:  (slang)
▸ adjective:  (dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
▸ adjective:  Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
▸ adjective:  (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
▸ adverb:  Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
▸ adverb:  Of making a performance or speech, in person.

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