To be alive; to have life.
He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
When Lazarus left his charnel-cave, And home to Mary’s house return’d, […] ‘Where wert thou, brother, those four days?’ There lives no record of reply, Which telling what it is to die Had surely added praise to praise.
From Middle English lyven, libben, from Old English lifian, libban (“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, clin...
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Being in existence; actual.
He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
Having active properties; being energized.
Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.