live
- adjective
- /lɪv/
- 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?
- That is definitely a live option, isn't it?
- So Mark, work out what's live sweep, get rid of the stuff that isn't.
Examples
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Currently, there are many live topics in the news that require our attention.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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She is focused on the live projects that are still open for public comment.
Synonyms
Still happening and not finished
Happening right now
Working now and serving its purpose
Still active and healthy after problems or a long time
Still existing or active now, not dead
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
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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.