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"Wild World" guía para clase de inglés.

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- live1 /lɪv/v., lived/lɪvd/,liv•ing.

- Biology[no object]to be alive;

to have life:Elephants live for many years.

- [no object]to continue to have life; remain alive:to live to a ripe old age.

- [no object]to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.;

last:a book that lives in my memory.

- [~ + on + object]to have enough for one's existence; provide for oneself:He can't live on his salary.

- [~ + on + object]to eat (something) in order to stay alive or to subsist:lived on nuts and bananas.

- [no object]to dwell or reside:to live in a cottage.

- to pass (life) in a specified manner:[no object]They lived happily ever after.[~ + object]to live a life of ease.

- [~ + object]to practice or represent in one's life:to live a philosophy of nonviolence.

- [no object]to enjoy life to the full:At 50 she was just beginning to live.

- live down, to cause to be forgotten or forgiven through one's future behavior:[~ + down + object]She'll never live down that horrible moment of failure.[~ + object + down]She'll never live it down.

- live in (or out), [no object] to reside at (or away from) the place of one's employment, esp. as a domestic servant.

- live out, [~ + out + object] to continue to the end of:They lived out their lives in peaceful contentment.

- live together, [no object] to dwell or live in the same place while having a sexual relationship but without being married.

- live up to, [~ + up + to + object] to behave so as to satisfy or represent (ideals, standards, etc.):living up to the high standards of his father.

live with, [~ + with + object]

- to dwell in the same place with, sometimes in a sexual relationship.

- to endure:We'll just have to live with that noise.

idiom

- Idiomslive it up, [Informal.]to live in a wild manner; pursue pleasure.

live is a verb and an adjective, life is a noun, alive, lively, and lifelike are adjectives:He lives in Manhattan. It was a live show. His life was almost over. She was barely alive. It was a lively TV show, full of fun. He sculpted a lifelike statue.live2 /laɪv/adj., liv•er, liv•estfor4–7, 13–15,,adv.

adj.

Biology[before a noun]being alive;

living:live animals.

Biology[before a noun]of, relating to, or during the life of a living being:an animal's live weight.

characterized by or indicating the presence of living creatures:the live sounds of the forest.

Informal Termsenergetic; alert;

lively;

full of life:His approach is live and fresh.

burning or glowing:live coals.

Sporthaving bounce:a live tennis ball.

Sportbeing in play, as a baseball or football.

Militaryloaded but unexploded:live ammunition.

made up of people who are actually present:a live audience.

Show Businessbroadcast while happening or being performed:a live telecast.

of current interest or importance; unsettled:live issues.

Electricityconnected to a source of electricity:a live outlet.adv.

Show Businessby transmission at the actual moment of occurrence or performance:a program broadcast live.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

live /lɪv/vb (mainly intr)

- to show the characteristics of life; be alive

- to remain alive or in existence

- to exist in a specified way: to live poorly

- usually followed by in or at: to reside or dwell: to live in London

- (often followed by on) to continue or last: the pain still lives in her memory

- (usually followed by by) to order one's life (according to a certain philosophy, religion, etc)

- followed by on, upon, or by: to support one's style of life; subsist: to live by writing

- (followed by with) to endure the effects (of a crime, mistake, etc)

- (followed by through) to experience and survive: he lived through the war

- (transitive) to pass or spend (one's life, etc)

- to enjoy life to the full: he knows how to live

- (transitive) to put into practice in one's daily life; express: he lives religion every day

- live and let live ⇒ to refrain from interfering in others' lives; to be tolerant

See also live down, live inEtymology: Old English libban, lifian; related to Old High German libēn, Old Norse lifa

live /laɪv/adj

- (prenominal) showing the characteristics of life

- (usually prenominal) of, relating to, or abounding in life: the live weight of an animal

- (usually prenominal) of current interest; controversial: a live issue

- actual: a real live cowboy

- informal full of life and energy

- (of a coal, ember, etc) glowing or burning

- (esp of a volcano) not extinct

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