Definition of live2

live2adjective

sống2

/laɪv//laɪv/

Word Originmid 16th cent.: shortening of alive.

not dead

living; not dead

Example:
  • live animals
  • the number of live births (= babies born alive)
  • We saw a real live rattlesnake!
  • I need to talk to a live person (= not a recording or computer).
not recorded

sent out while the event is actually happening, not recorded first and broadcast later

Example:
  • a live broadcast
  • live coverage of the World Cup
  • You're looking at live pictures from a Las Vegas courtroom.
  • a live report from our correspondent in Jerusalem
  • on live television/TV
  • a live video feed
  • Is the show live or recorded?

given or made when people are watching, not recorded

Example:
  • The club has live music most nights.
  • the magic of a live performance
  • They're still one of the best live bands (= best at performing) around.
  • It was the first interview I'd done in front of a live audience (= with people watching).

made at a live performance, not in a recording studio

Example:
  • a live recording made at Wembley Arena
  • the band’s new live album
electricity

connected to a source of electrical power

Example:
  • That terminal is live.
bullets/matches

still able to explode or light; ready for use

Example:
  • live ammunition
coals

live coals are burning or are still hot and red

yogurt

live yogurt still contains the bacteria needed to turn milk into yogurt

vaccine

a live vaccine contains viruses or bacteria that are living

Example:
  • the risks and benefits of live vaccines
question/subject

of interest or importance at the present time

Example:
  • Pollution is still very much a live issue.
internet

functioning correctly, so that it is connected to another document or page on the internet

Example:
  • Here are some live links to other aviation-related web pages.

Idioms

a live wire
a person who is lively and full of energy