live
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /laɪv/US /laɪv/
Meaning
adjective
living; not dead
“live animals”
adverb
broadcast at the time of an actual event; played or recorded at an actual performance
“The show is going out live.”
verb
to have your home in a particular place
“to live in a house/a flat/an apartment ”
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“about a piece of my research that fundamentally expanded my perception and really actually changed the way that I live and love and work and parent.”
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