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Definition of
live 2 adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
live
2
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
laɪv
/
/
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broadcast at the time of an actual event; played or recorded at an actual performance
The show is going out live.
Idioms
go live
(
computing
)
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(
of a computer system
)
to become
operational
(= ready to be used)
See
live
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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live
1
verb
live
2
adjective
live by
phrasal verb
live for
phrasal verb
live in
phrasal verb
live off
phrasal verb
live on
phrasal verb
live out
phrasal verb
live down
phrasal verb
live with
phrasal verb
live through
phrasal verb
live together
phrasal verb
live up to
phrasal verb
live by doing
phrasal verb
live-in
adjective
live action
noun
live a lie
live it up
live in sin
a live wire
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Phrasal verbs
live by
phrasal verb
live for
phrasal verb
live in
phrasal verb
live off
phrasal verb
live on
phrasal verb
live out
phrasal verb
live down
phrasal verb
live with
phrasal verb
live through
phrasal verb
live together
phrasal verb
live up to
phrasal verb
live by doing
phrasal verb
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Idioms
live a lie
live it up
live in sin
a live wire
live and let live
be/live in clover
live by your wits
live in the past
live off the land
(you) live and learn
live and breathe something
live (from) hand to mouth
long live somebody/something
live to fight/see another day
lead/live the life of Riley
live, etc. to tell the tale
live off the fat of the land
(be/live) in a world of your own
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
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Nearby words
live
adjective
live
verb
live
adverb
liveable
live action
noun