live
- adverb
- /lɪv/
- Let's cross live now to the Science Museum.
- broadcast live
- go live
- live on television
Talk about tried and true, do Q&A;, go on LinkedIn live and answer people's financial questions.
- Talk about tried and true, do Q&A;, go on LinkedIn live and answer people's financial questions.
- Live shows is when you go live like you can't go back.
- So the latest data that I have at this moment is pulling it up right now live, we're recording a slide.
Examples
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We're live from the Cape, where it's a beautiful day to make history.
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The trial was being broadcast live on Court TV and locally on Channel 9.
Fiction book (2001) -
But for now, I just want to give you the top line and let you know that it is now live over on the website.
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And hello, everyone, live at the London Media Show, and welcome to the new look of Hard News studio.
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I wanted to see an example of that tech live and in action.
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Ryan and I will answer your questions live on video.
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You join us live from the recreation field.
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Welcome to Truth or Scare... broadcasting live from the scariest place on Earth.
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The teleconference was available live via satellite to school districts and other organizations across the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
Ryan and I will answer your questions live on video.
Synonyms
Broadcasting live on radio or television for the public
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Lead a life full of risk and excitement by doing dangerous things
- Informal
To be very excited about something and always make it a main part of life
- NSFW
A couple who live together and have sex without being married, often seen as wrong by some people
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico
- Specialized
An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California
- Specialized
A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves
- Australian
A small bush from the tropics whose leaves fold when touched and that has sharp thorns
A small hardy plant with thick leaves that forms low clusters and small purple and white flowers
- Specialized
An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America
- Specialized
A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
An evergreen tree from the southern United States with wide, spreading branches and very hard wood
How Immediate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Live comes from an old English word life meaning 'life'. When a program is shown live, it is 'alive' at that moment and happening now, not played from a recording.