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Definition of live 2 adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

live2

adverb
 
 
/laɪv/
 
/laɪv/
Idioms
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  1. broadcast at the time of an actual event; played or recorded at an actual performance
    • The show is going out live.
    • We'll be reporting live from Beijing.
    • Three great local bands will be playing live.
    Extra Examples
    • I can watch the games live on TV.
    • Later we'll talk live with the former New York police commissioner.
    • The game will be televised live this evening.
    • The show will air live on June 10.
    • The trial was carried live on a Chicago radio station.
    • This concert comes to you live from Carnegie Hall.
    • The album was recorded live at a concert given last year.
    • The band have never played this song live before.
    • The show was filmed live at the Arena.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • perform
    • …
    phrases
    • go live
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: shortening of alive.
Idioms
go live
  1. (of a project, website, computer system, etc.) to start; to become operational (= ready to be used)
    • The student services project is to go live soon.
    • When does the new website go live?
See live in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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perspective
noun
 
 
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