To continue in being; remain or be kept alive; not to die, perish, or be destroyed: said of both animate and inanimate things, corporeal or incorporeal.To have life; possess organic vitality; be capable of performing vital functions: said of animals and plants.To use or pass life; direct the course of one's life; regulate one's manner of existing: as, to live well or ill, in either a physical or a moral sense.Hence, used absolutely To make full use of life or its opportunities; get the greatest advantage or enjoyment from existence.To abide; have or make an abiding-place; dwell or reside; have place: as, to live in a town; to live with one's parents.To have means of subsistence; receive or procure a maintenance; get a livelihood: as, to live on one's income.To feed; subsist; be nourished: with by before the means or method, and on or upon (sometimes with) before the material: as, cattle live on grass and grain; to live on the fat of the land.In Scripture, to have spiritual life, either here or hereafter; exist or be sustained spiritually.Synonyms Sojourn, Continue, etc. See abide.To continue in constantly or habitually; pass; spend: as, to live a life of ease.To act habitually in conformity to.Being in life; living; animate; not dead: as, a live animal or plant.Lively; animated; alert; energetic; not listless or inert: as, a live preacher; a live book.Manifesting life or energy; acting as if with living force; effective; operative; ready for immediate use or work; under pressure, as of steam: as, a live machine; live steam, etc. See phrases below.Glowing; vivid: as, a live coal.Fresh; not stale or impure.Of present use or interest; not effete, obsolete, or out of date; subject to present or prospective need: as, the live topics of the day; live matter (in a printing-office).n. A Middle English oblique form of life, still existing in alive and livelong.In machinery, having motion, as distinguished from fixed or stationary: as, a live axle.In electricity, connected directly or indirectly with a source of electric power, whether carrying current or not: said of a circuit.