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live

342 3.2
At the same time as it is seen or heard
  • adverb
  • /lɪv/
translation icon : en directo
  • 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.

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Examples

  • We're live from the Cape, where it's a beautiful day to make history.

  • 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.

  • And hello, everyone, live at the London Media Show, and welcome to the new look of Hard News studio.

  • I wanted to see an example of that tech live and in action.

  • Ryan and I will answer your questions live on video.

  • You join us live from the recreation field.

  • Welcome to Truth or Scare... broadcasting live from the scariest place on Earth.

  • 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

on air
vslive
43 3.6

Broadcasting live on radio or television for the public

focuses on an event occurring simultaneously not necessarily broadcast to the public

Antonyms

3 3.6

Made earlier for people to watch or listen to later

taped
  • Archaic
2.2

Recorded on audio or video tape for later use

Idioms

to live a lie
  • Informal
22 7.2

To hide the truth about yourself by pretending something else is true

16 4.2

To have the life you always wanted after hard work

11 7.4

Lead a life full of risk and excitement by doing dangerous things

9 4.8

To be very excited about something and always make it a main part of life

8 8.4

A couple who live together and have sex without being married, often seen as wrong by some people

To have a happy, full life and treat others well

5 8.2

Have a very comfortable life with lots of money

4 8.0

Not knowing things most people know

3 7.2

To depend completely on a belief or rule

To be less known or important because someone else is more famous

To live very simply and avoid extra comforts

People who use violence are likely to die violently

To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them

7.5

A shout showing support and wishing the king a long life

the live one
  • Informal
8.6

A person who makes others laugh and enjoy themselves

Compounds

28 1.6

Music played in front of people, not from a recording

real live
  • Informal
25 3.9

Present in person and not imaginary

live birth
  • Specialized
9 3.5

A baby born showing any sign of life

7 6.0

A large tree with green leaves all year that grows in the southern United States

2 3.4

A person or animal that is not dead

live wire
  • Informal
2 4.6

A person who is very lively and full of energy

live wire
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A wire that is carrying electric current and is dangerous to touch

1 2.3

Musicians play jazz music for people at a place not from a recording

live steam
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Steam at full pressure from a boiler used to run engines or machines

A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico

California live oak
  • Specialized
8.2

An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California

coast live oak
  • Specialized
8.3

A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves

live axle
  • Specialized
6.5

A bar under a vehicle that sends engine power to the wheels

live load
  • Specialized
6.1

A weight on a structure that changes, like people or vehicles

live-and-die
  • Australian
9.9

A small bush from the tropics whose leaves fold when touched and that has sharp thorns

A small brightly colored fish that gives birth to young that can swim when born

A small hardy plant with thick leaves that forms low clusters and small purple and white flowers

interior live oak
  • Specialized
9.3

An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America

A music show you go to in person

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

real-time
  • Specialized
57 4.3
live
342 3.2
delayed
1 1.3
prerecorded
3 3.6

Surface Forms

live positive

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.