- live
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb1 in a placeADVERB▪ alone▪ together▪
She disapproves of unmarried couples living together.
▪ apart, separately▪The two sisters have lived apart for two years.
▪children living separately from their parents
▪ independently▪older people still living independently
▪ communally▪ abroad▪ permanently▪I'm not going to live here permanently.
VERB + LIVE▪ come to, go to▪We went to live in Canada when I was three.
PREPOSITION▪ among▪They lived among the people of this remote island.
▪ at▪She's lived at this same address for four years.
▪ in▪He lives in Cape Town.
▪ near▪She lives quite near here.
▪ with▪I still live with my parents.
PHRASES▪ live at home▪He's still living at home (= with his parents).
▪ a place to live▪young couples looking for a place to live
2 be aliveADVERB▪ longer▪Women live longer than men in general.
▪ forever▪Who wants to live forever? I don't.
▪ happily (ever after)▪All she wanted was to get married and live happily ever after.
▪ comfortably, well▪Most of the people live very well, with nice houses and plenty to eat.
▪They'll have enough money to live comfortably.
▪ fully▪I did want to live more fully.
▪ dangerously▪Tonight she felt like living dangerously.
▪ amicably, harmoniously, peaceably, peacefully▪the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else
▪ quietly▪He was living quietly with his family.
▪ cheaply▪You can live there quite cheaply.
▪ frugally, modestly▪They lived frugally off a diet of beans and lentils.
▪ vicariously▪She tried to live vicariously through her children.
PREPOSITION▪ in▪Many of the people live in poverty and misery.
▪ through▪She lived through two world wars.
▪ with▪people living with AIDS
▪ without▪I absolutely could not live without my cell phone!
PHRASES▪ (for) as long as you live▪I shall remember this day for as long as I live.
▪ learn to live with sth▪people who are learning to live with disability
▪ live a life of sth▪He's now living a life of luxury in Australia.
▪ live to (be) 80, 90, etc., live to the age of 80, 90, etc.▪She lived to the age of 95.
▪ the world we live in▪teaching children about the world we live in
Live is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑exile, ↑inhabitant, ↑population, ↑refugee, ↑settler, ↑speciesLive is used with these nouns as the object: ↑dream, ↑existence, ↑fantasy, ↑lie, ↑life, ↑lifestyle, ↑lifetime, ↑nightmare, ↑vocation{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}adj., adv.VERBS▪ appear, be, perform, play, sing▪He appeared live on the Song and Dance Show.
▪Is the show live or recorded?
▪The band have never played this song live before.
▪ film▪The show was filmed live at the Arena.
▪ report, speak, talk▪We'll be reporting live from Beijing.
▪Later we'll talk live with the former New York police commissioner.
▪ watch (sth)▪I can watch the games live on TV.
▪ come to sb, go out▪This concert comes to you live from Carnegie Hall.
▪In those days the broadcasts all went out live.
▪ air▪The show will air live on June 10.
▪ be broadcast, be carried (AmE), be screened (BrE), be shown, be televised, be transmitted▪The trial was carried live on a Chicago radio station.
▪The game will be televised live this evening.
▪ be recorded▪The CD was recorded live at a concert given last year.
PHRASES▪ go live▪The new website is expected to go live in October.
Live is used with these nouns: ↑act, ↑album, ↑ammunition, ↑animal, ↑appearance, ↑audience, ↑bait, ↑band, ↑birth, ↑broadcast, ↑bullet, ↑cattle, ↑CD, ↑chat, ↑chicken, ↑coal, ↑commentary, ↑concert, ↑coverage, ↑demonstration, ↑edition, ↑entertainment, ↑export, ↑football, ↑gig, ↑grenade, ↑image, ↑interview, ↑issue, ↑jazz, ↑microphone, ↑music, ↑orchestra, ↑percussion, ↑performance, ↑performer, ↑picture, ↑recording, ↑report, ↑rock, ↑round, ↑show, ↑snake, ↑sound, ↑television, ↑theatre, ↑track, ↑transmission, ↑update, ↑vaccine, ↑video, ↑virus, ↑wire{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adv.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
