Live
verb
To be alive or have life.
Many animals live in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- live long
- live life
verb
To dwell or stay somewhere.
He lives in New York City
Often appears as...
- live in
- lives at
adjective
In progress or happening right now.
We are broadcasting live from London
Often appears as...
- live broadcast
- live performance
verb
To experience life or enjoy life.
She lives her life to the fullest
Often appears as...
- live life
- live your dream
adjective
Refer to an event, interview, or concert as it happens, rather than being recorded and broadcast later.
Very few TV stations have the ability to broadcast live
Often appears as...
- live music
- live studio
verb
To be alive or have life.
Many animals live in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- live long
- live life
verb
To dwell or stay somewhere.
He lives in New York City
Often appears as...
- live in
- lives at
adjective
In progress or happening right now.
We are broadcasting live from London
Often appears as...
- live broadcast
- live performance
verb
To experience life or enjoy life.
She lives her life to the fullest
Often appears as...
- live life
- live your dream
adjective
Refer to an event, interview, or concert as it happens, rather than being recorded and broadcast later.
Very few TV stations have the ability to broadcast live
Often appears as...
- live music
- live studio
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Pro Tip 1/2Living Organisms
Use 'live' to indicate something is not artificial or deceased in science and everyday contexts.
Scientists discovered that bacteria can live in extreme conditions.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorically Alive
'Live' is also used metaphorically to say that something continues to exist or is remembered.
Her memory lives on through her artwork.
Pro Tip 1/2Living Organisms
Use 'live' to indicate something is not artificial or deceased in science and everyday contexts.
Scientists discovered that bacteria can live in extreme conditions.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorically Alive
'Live' is also used metaphorically to say that something continues to exist or is remembered.
Her memory lives on through her artwork.
Pro Tip 1/2Living Organisms
Use 'live' to indicate something is not artificial or deceased in science and everyday contexts.
Scientists discovered that bacteria can live in extreme conditions.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorically Alive
'Live' is also used metaphorically to say that something continues to exist or is remembered.
Her memory lives on through her artwork.
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
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Can you solve the...
but they've lived there since birth, and the dictator has ensured they can't learn their own eye color. There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly, they're not allowed to communicate among themselves.
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Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
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Rethinking infidelity...
of a parent who died, and a friend that went too soon, and bad news at the doctor. Death and mortality often live in the shadow of an affair, because they raise these questions. Is this it? Is there more?
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10 TOP Natural History...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world i guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them the superb live bird of southern
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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If superpowers were...
What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank?
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Where foreign laws and...
we live in a world where crime is increasingly transnational in this
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Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
we can live life feeling refreshed, re-energised, and renewed.
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Slow Down With Snow...
we can live life feeling refreshed re-energized and renewed
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
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Can you solve the...
but they've lived there since birth, and the dictator has ensured they can't learn their own eye color. There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly, they're not allowed to communicate among themselves.
Video examples
Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
of a parent who died, and a friend that went too soon, and bad news at the doctor. Death and mortality often live in the shadow of an affair, because they raise these questions. Is this it? Is there more?
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world i guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them the superb live bird of southern
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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If superpowers were...
What if I could fly? What if I could live forever? What if I could be invisible? What if I could lift a tank?
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Where foreign laws and...
we live in a world where crime is increasingly transnational in this
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Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
we can live life feeling refreshed, re-energised, and renewed.
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Slow Down With Snow...
we can live life feeling refreshed re-energized and renewed
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
I've been living with myself all of my life, so I know all of me. So when I watch me, all I see is me. It's boring.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
Life must be lived as play.
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Will Smith
American Actor
Life is lived on the edge.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
I've been living with myself all of my life, so I know all of me. So when I watch me, all I see is me. It's boring.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Doctors will have more lives to answer for in the next world than even we generals.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
Life must be lived as play.
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Will Smith
American Actor
Life is lived on the edge.
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