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To be alive; to have life.

To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

(informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.

To survive; to persevere; to continue.

To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.

(hyperbole) To cope.

To pass life in a specified manner.

To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

(obsolete) To live as; to live being.

To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

{{lb|en|intransitive|followed by (on), (upon), or (by)}} To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

(informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.

Being in existence; actual.

Having active properties; being energized.

Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.

(programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.

Taken from a living animal.

(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.

(sports) Still in active play.

(card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.

(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

(of a performance or speech) In person.

(performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.

Able to fire or explode {{q|of firearms or explosives}}.

Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.

(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

(poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.

(film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

Being in a state of ignition; burning.

(obsolete) Vivid; bright.

(slang)

(dated) Energetic, attentive, active.

Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.

(linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.

(adv-in real time) Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

(adv-in person) Of making a performance or speech, in person.