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live

713 3.2
At the same time as it is seen or heard
  • adverb
  • /lɪv/
: 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
363 3.6

Broadcasting live on radio or television for the public

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

Antonyms

taped
  • Archaic
33 2.2

Recorded on audio or video tape for later use

6 3.6

Made earlier for people to watch or listen to later

Idioms

39 4.2

To have the life you always wanted after hard work

to live a lie
  • Informal
26 7.2

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

19 7.4

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

17 4.8

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

To have a happy, full life and treat others well

10 8.4

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

6 8.0

Not knowing things most people know

6 7.2

To depend completely on a belief or rule

5 7.5

A shout showing support and wishing the king a long life

3 8.2

Have a very comfortable life with lots of money

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

People who use violence are likely to die violently

To live very simply and avoid extra comforts

To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them

the live one
  • Informal
8.6

A person who makes others laugh and enjoy themselves

Compounds

real live
  • Informal
56 3.9

Present in person and not imaginary

31 1.6

Music played in front of people, not from a recording

live birth
  • Specialized
11 3.5

A baby born showing any sign of life

7 3.4

A person or animal that is not dead

6 6.0

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

live wire
  • Specialized
6 4.1

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

live wire
  • Informal
3 4.6

A person who is very lively and full of energy

2 2.3

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

California live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.2

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

live steam
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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

An evergreen tree from the southern United States with wide, spreading branches and very hard wood

coast live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.3

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

1 7.8

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

live axle
  • Specialized
1 6.5

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

1 8.3

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

1 9.6

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

live load
  • Specialized
1 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

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

How Immediate

real-time
  • Specialized
72 4.3
live
713 3.2
delayed
74 1.3
prerecorded
6 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.