live definition

1. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
• examples: we had to live frugally after the war
2. pursue a positive and satisfying existence
• examples: You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live
3. actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
• examples: a live television program
• examples: brought to you live from Lincoln Center
• examples: live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience
4. exerting force or containing energy
• examples: live coals
• examples: tossed a live cigarette out the window
• examples: got a shock from a live wire
• examples: live ore is unmined ore
• examples: a live bomb
• examples: a live ball is one in play
5. highly reverberant
• examples: a live concert hall
6. charged with an explosive
• examples: live ammunition
• examples: a live bomb
7. abounding with life and energy
• examples: the club members are a really live bunch
8. in current use or ready for use
• examples: live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread
9. of current relevance
• examples: a live issue
• examples: still a live option
10. not recorded
• examples: the opera was broadcast live