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📕 rednote ID(小红书号)：3881567312

Live Meaning: To Be Alive, Reside, or in Real Time (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：to be alive (live)

live 🔊

/lɪv/

To be alive; to have life and not be dead.

to be alive 🔊

➕

/tuː biː əˈlaɪv/

To exist and function as a living organism; not dead.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'libban', related to 'life'.

💡 Mnemonic

I live to give love.

📖 Example

My great-grandmother is 100 years old and still lives a very active life, gardening every day. 🔊 My great-grandmother is 100 years old and still lives a very active life, gardening every day.

🔗 Collocations

live a healthy life – To exist in a state of good health

live for the moment – To focus on present experiences

live in peace – To exist without conflict

🔄 Synonyms

exist (v.) – To have objective reality or being.

be alive (phrase) – To possess life; not dead.

survive (v.) – To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.

🚫 Antonyms

die (v.) – To cease to live; to stop existing.

perish (v.) – To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely way.

🌱 Derivatives

living (adj.) – Alive; currently existing.

life (n.) – The condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead matter.

lively (adj.) – Full of life and energy; active and outgoing.

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Proto-Germanic 'libjaną', meaning 'to remain, to continue'. It is a core word in English, used daily to describe existence and residence.

Meaning 2：to reside (live)

live 🔊

/lɪv/

To have your home in a particular place.

to reside 🔊

➕

/tuː rɪˈzaɪd/

To make one's permanent home in a specific location.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I live in a small apartment near the city center, which is very convenient for work. 🔊 I live in a small apartment near the city center, which is very convenient for work.

🔗 Collocations

live in a city – To reside within an urban area

live abroad – To reside in a foreign country

live with family – To share a home with relatives

🔄 Synonyms

reside (v.) – To have one's permanent home in a particular place.

dwell (v.) – To live in or at a specified place.

inhabit (v.) – To live or occupy (a place, environment, etc.).

🚫 Antonyms

move (v.) – To change one's residence or location.

leave (v.) – To go away from a place; to cease to reside there.

🌱 Derivatives

lived (v. (past tense)) – Past tense of live; existed or resided.

living (adj.) – Used for or in connection with residence, e.g., living room.

livable (adj.) – Suitable or fit to live in.

Meaning 3：in real time (live)

live 🔊

/lɪv/

Happening and broadcast or performed at the present moment, not recorded.

in real time 🔊

➕

/ɪn riːəl taɪm/

Transmitted or performed at the same time as it happens, without delay or recording.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The excitement of watching a live football match in the stadium is completely different from watching it on TV. 🔊 The excitement of watching a live football match in the stadium is completely different from watching it on TV.

🔗 Collocations

live broadcast – A program transmitted as it happens

live show – A performance presented before an audience in real time

live coverage – The reporting of an event as it unfolds

🔄 Synonyms

real-time (adj.) – Occurring immediately, without noticeable delay.

on-air (adj.) – Being broadcast at the current moment.

unrecorded (adj.) – Not captured for later playback; occurring live.

🚫 Antonyms

recorded (adj.) – Captured electronically for later replay.

delayed (adj.) – Broadcast or shown at a later time than the actual event.

pre-recorded (adj.) – Recorded in advance of broadcast.

🌱 Derivatives

liveness (n.) – The quality of being broadcast or performed in real time.

live-stream (v./n.) – To transmit or receive video/audio in real time over the internet.