Definition of Live

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Definition of Live

Live

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.

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.

To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside.

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

To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness.

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

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

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

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

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.

To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.

Having life; alive; living; not dead.

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

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

Vivid; bright.

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

Life.

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Live Quotations

It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.
Mother Teresa

There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.
Mother Teresa

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Buddha

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Buddha

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
Buddha

I cannot live without books.
Thomas Jefferson

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
Thomas Jefferson

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
Dalai Lama

Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Stephen Covey

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.
Zig Ziglar

Live Translations

live in Afrikaans is woon
live in Danish is bo
live in Dutch is resideren, gevestigd zijn, huizen
live in Finnish is asua
live in French is habitation, vivons, vivent, demeurer, animation
live in German is leben, wohnen, lebendig, leben, aktive
live in Italian is abitiamo, stare
live in Latin is degero
live in Norwegian is bo, leve
live in Portuguese is vivo, morar, viver
live in Spanish is habitar, vivir
live in Swedish is vistas, leva, bo

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