live

verb

UK /lɪv/

US /lɪv/

To be alive and have life.

Many animals live in the forest.

SYNONYMS

exist survive dwell reside

RELATED WORDS

life alive living home

OTHER MEANINGS

2. To spend your life in a certain way.

They live happily in a small town.

3. To stay in a place and make it your home.

I live in a house near the park.

4. To be alive and not dead (used as an adjective, pronounced /laɪv/).

The crowd cheered for the live band.