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live

79 3.4
Currently active or in use
  • adjective
  • /lɪv/
translation icon : 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

active
vslive
664 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

is more about being in use or relevant now
ongoing
vslive
401 3.5

Still happening and not finished

is used for items currently in use rather than processes in progress
underway
vslive
336 4.1

Happening right now

applies to items being in use rather than only to continuous action
in operation
vslive
24 3.2

Working now and serving its purpose

is about being relevant or available rather than just functioning
alive and kicking
vslive
  • Informal
7 4.3

Still active and healthy after problems or a long time

is used for being currently in use rather than surviving challenges
living
vslive
1.0

Still existing or active now, not dead

focuses on being in use or relevant rather than mere existence

Antonyms

93 5.8

No longer used or made because something newer replaces it

11 2.5

Not being used or working now

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 Active

active
664 1.0
live
79 3.4
pending
18 3.0
inactive
11 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.