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live

60 3.4
Currently active or in use
  • adjective
  • /lɪv/
: activo
  • Webcasts will be available to educators for viewing even after their original live presentations have taken place.
  • go live
  • live data
  • go-live date

That is definitely a live option, isn't it?

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Examples

  • Currently, there are many live topics in the news that require our attention.

  • Videos that are developed by students are current and are live sources of information.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Really the, the main live issue at this point is the vaccine.

  • As a result, some of the flavor of the live discussion will be lost.

    Academic text (1997)
  • So we've decided to bring the show to her via a live feed.

  • The Monterey Bay Aquarium's concentration is on live exhibits, educational programs, and conservation research initiatives.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The discussion turned to the live issues affecting the community right now.

  • She is focused on the live projects that are still open for public comment.

Synonyms

living
vslive
765 1.0

Still existing or active now, not dead

focuses on being in use or relevant rather than mere existence
ongoing
vslive
440 3.5

Still happening and not finished

is used for items currently in use rather than processes in progress
active
vslive
232 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

is more about being in use or relevant now
underway
vslive
188 4.1

Happening right now

applies to items being in use rather than only to continuous action
in operation
vslive
27 3.2

Working now and serving its purpose

is about being relevant or available rather than just functioning
alive and kicking
vslive
  • Informal
11 4.3

Still active and healthy after problems or a long time

is used for being currently in use rather than surviving challenges

Antonyms

89 5.8

No longer used or made because something newer replaces it

19 2.5

Not being used or working now

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 Active

active
232 1.0
live
60 3.4
pending
195 3.0
inactive
19 2.5

Surface Forms

live positive

Etymology

Live comes from an old English word life meaning 'life'. A live file or document is still 'alive' in the sense it is active and in use now, so live means currently active or working.