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Definition live in British English

live adjective

adjective
/laɪv/
1

living and not dead

Example

legislation concerning the transport of live animals

Example

The table shows the rate of infant mortality per 1000 live births.

Synonyms and related words
alive the living live
1.1

live yoghurt contains the living bacteria that are used to make it

Synonyms and related words
buttery calorific caramelised
2

a live television or radio programme can be watched or listened to at the same time as it happens

Example

Australia's popular live TV comedy series The Late Show

Example

non-stop live coverage of the trial

Synonyms and related words
box set breakfast television broadcast
2.1

a live performance is given before an audience

Example

We found a bar that has live music on Friday nights.

Synonyms and related words
all-star bankable blinder
2.2

a live recording is made during a performance and not in a studio

Example

The band are releasing a live album of their recent Japan tour.

Synonyms and related words
all-star bankable blinder
3

a live wire or piece of equipment is connected to the electricity supply and has electricity going through it

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AC active alternating current
4

live bullets are real, rather than blanks or rubber or plastic bullets

Example

Police began firing live ammunition into the crowd.

Synonyms and related words
bandolier blank blank cartridge
4.1

a live bomb or missile is capable of exploding because it has not yet been used

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anti-aircraft anti-personnel anti-tank
4.2

a live match is capable of producing a flame because it has not yet been used

Synonyms and related words
faggot firelighter incendiary
5

a live issue continues to be important and relevant

Example

We've got to make people realize that drink-driving is still a live issue.

Synonyms and related words
relevant appropriate applicable important major key
Definition live in British English

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