live

/ˈliv/

Middle English, from Old English libban; akin to Old High German lebēn to live

verb

  1. to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant

  2. to continue alive

  3. to maintain oneself : subsist

one of the greatest writers who ever lived

adjective

  1. having life : living

  2. existing in fact or reality : actual

  3. exerting force or containing energy: such as

a live lobster

spoke to a real live celebrity

adverb

  1. at the actual time of occurrence : during, from, or at a live production

the program was broadcast live