Life vs. Live

Lifenoun

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

Lifenoun

(biology) The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.

Lifenoun

The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.

Lifenoun

Lifeforms, generally or collectively.

Lifenoun

(countable) A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.

Lifenoun

Existence.

Lifenoun

A worthwhile existence.

Lifenoun

A particular aspect of existence.

Lifenoun

(informal) Social life.

Lifenoun

Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.

Lifenoun

A period of time during which something has existence.

Lifenoun

The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.

Lifenoun

The span of time during which an object operates.

Lifenoun

The period of time during which an object is recognizable.

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A particular phase or period of existence.

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A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).

Lifenoun

Animation; spirit; vivacity.

Lifenoun

The most lively component or participant.

Lifenoun

A biography.

Lifenoun

Nature, reality, and the forms that exist it.

Lifenoun

An opportunity for existence.

Lifenoun

(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.

Lifenoun

A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.

Lifenoun

The life insurance industry.

Lifenoun

(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

Lifenoun

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; - used of all animal and vegetable organisms.

Lifenoun

Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life.

Lifenoun

The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and coöperative functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical or spiritual.

Lifenoun

Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book; authority is the life of government.

Lifenoun

A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners.

Lifenoun

Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.

Lifenoun

That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of the company, or of the enterprise.

Lifenoun

The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a picture or a description from, the life.

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A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many lives were sacrificed.

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The system of animal nature; animals in general, or considered collectively.

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An essential constituent of life, esp: the blood.

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A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography; as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.

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Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God; heavenly felicity.

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Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; - used as a term of endearment.

Lifenoun

a characteristic state or mode of living;

Lifenoun

the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living;

Lifenoun

the experience of living; the course of human events and activities;

Lifenoun

the condition of living or the state of being alive;

Lifenoun

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death);

Lifenoun

the period between birth and the present time;

Lifenoun

animation and energy in action or expression;

Lifenoun

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

Lifenoun

the period from the present until death;

Lifenoun

a living person;

Lifenoun

living things collectively;

Lifenoun

a motive for living;

Lifenoun

the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones;

Lifenoun

a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives;

Life

Life is a characteristic that distinguishes physical entities that have biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased (they have died), or because they never had such functions and are classified as inanimate. Various forms of life exist, such as plants, animals, fungi, protists, archaea, and bacteria.

Liveverb

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.

Liveverb

(intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

Liveverb

(intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.

Liveverb

To cope.

Liveverb

(intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.

Liveverb

(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

Liveverb

(transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

Liveverb

(intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).

Liveverb

To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

Liveverb

To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

Liveadjective

(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.

Liveadjective

Being in existence; actual

Liveadjective

Having active properties; being energized.

Liveadjective

Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.

Liveadjective

Taken from a living animal.

Liveadjective

(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.

Liveadjective

(sports) Still in active play.

Liveadjective

(broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.

Liveadjective

Of a performance or speech, in person.

Liveadjective

Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.

Liveadjective

Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.

Liveadjective

(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

Liveadjective

(poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.

Liveadjective

Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

Liveadjective

Being in a state of ignition; burning.

Liveadjective

(obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.

Liveadjective

(obsolete) Vivid; bright.

Liveadverb

Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

Liveadverb

Of making a performance or speech, in person.

Livenoun

(obsolete) life

Liveverb

To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity.

Liveverb

To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.

Liveverb

To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.

Liveverb

To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; - said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc.

Liveverb

To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live.

Liveverb

To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; - with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.

Liveverb

To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith.

Liveverb

To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; - with on or by; as, to live on spoils.

Liveverb

To outlast danger; to float; - said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.

Liveverb

To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life.

Liveverb

To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.

Liveadjective

Having life; alive; living; not dead.

Liveadjective

Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers.

Liveadjective

Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator.

Liveadjective

Vivid; bright.

Liveadjective

Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe; live steam.

Liveadjective

Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.

Liveadjective

Being transmitted instantaneously, as events occur, in contrast to recorded.

Liveadjective

Still in active play; - of a ball being used in a game; as, a live ball.

Liveadjective

Pertaining to an entertainment event which was performed (and possibly recorded) in front of an audience; contrasted to performances recorded in a studio without an audience.

Livenoun

Life.

Liveverb

make one's home or live in;

Liveverb

lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style;

Liveverb

continue to live; endure or last;

Liveverb

support oneself;

Liveverb

have life, be alive;

Liveverb

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations;

Liveverb

pursue a positive and satisfying existence;

Liveadjective

actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing;

Liveadjective

showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy;

Liveadjective

highly reverberant;

Liveadjective

charged with an explosive;

Liveadjective

rebounds readily;

Liveadjective

abounding with life and energy;

Liveadjective

in current use or ready for use;

Liveadjective

of current relevance;

Liveadjective

charged or energized with electricity;

Liveadjective

having life;

Liveadjective

capable of erupting;

Liveadverb

not recorded;

Liveverb

remain alive

Liveverb

be alive at a specified time

Liveverb

spend one's life in a particular way or under particular circumstances

Liveverb

(of an employee or student) reside at (or away from) the place where one works or studies

Liveverb

supply oneself with the means of subsistence

Liveverb

survive (an unpleasant experience or period)

Liveverb

survive in someone's mind; be remembered

Liveverb

have an exciting or fulfilling life

Liveverb

regard as the purpose or most important aspect of one's life

Liveverb

(of a ship) escape destruction; remain afloat.

Liveverb

make one's home in a particular place or with a particular person

Liveverb

(of an object) be kept in a particular place

Liveadjective

not dead or inanimate; living

Liveadjective

(of a vaccine) containing viruses or bacteria that are living but of a mild or attenuated strain.

Liveadjective

(of yogurt) containing the living microorganisms by which it is formed.

Liveadjective

relating to a musical performance given in concert, not on a recording

Liveadjective

(of a broadcast) transmitted at the time of occurrence, not from a recording

Liveadjective

(of a wire or device) connected to a source of electric current.

Liveadjective

of, containing, or using undetonated explosive

Liveadjective

(of coals) burning or glowing.

Liveadjective

(of a match) unused.

Liveadjective

(of a wheel or axle in machinery) moving or imparting motion.

Liveadjective

(of a ball in a game) in play, especially in contrast to being foul or out of bounds.

Liveadjective

(of a question or subject) of current or continuing interest and importance

Liveadverb

as or at an actual event or performance