- living; not dead
- live animals
- the number of live births (= babies born alive)
- We saw a real live rattlesnake!
- I need to talk to a live person (= not a recording or computer).
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- (of a broadcast) sent out while the event is actually happening, not recorded first and broadcast later
- a live broadcast
- live coverage of the World Cup
- You're looking at live pictures from a Las Vegas courtroom.
- a live report from our correspondent in Jerusalem
- on live television/TV
- a live video feed
- Is the show live or recorded?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- perform
- …
- go live
- (of a performance) given or made when people are watching, not recorded
- The club has live music most nights.
- the magic of a live performance
- They're still one of the best live bands (= best at performing) around.
- It was the first interview I'd done in front of a live audience (= with people watching).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- perform
- …
- go live
- (of a recording) made at a live performance, not in a recording studio
- a live recording made at Wembley Arena
- the band’s new live album
- (of a wire or device) connected to a source of electrical power
- That terminal is live.
- still able to explode or light; ready for use
- live ammunition
- live coals are burning or are still hot and red
- live yogurt still contains the bacteria needed to turn milk into yogurt
- a live vaccine contains viruses or bacteria that are living
- the risks and benefits of live vaccines
- of interest or importance at the present time
- Pollution is still very much a live issue.
- (of an electronic link) functioning correctly, so that it is connected to another document or page on the internet
- Here are some live links to other aviation-related web pages.
not dead
not recorded
electricity
bullets/matches
coals
yogurt
vaccine
question/subject
internet
Word Originmid 16th cent.: shortening of alive.
Idioms
See live in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee live in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha live wire
- a person who is lively and full of energyTopics Personal qualitiesc2
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