1. dwell, inhabit, live, populate

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

Example Sentences:
'People lived in Africa millions of years ago'
'The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted'
'this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean'
'deer are populating the woods'

• dwell
• inhabit
• populate

• live in
• sleep in
• live out
• sleep out

2. live

lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

Example Sentences:
'we had to live frugally after the war'

3. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive

continue to live through hardship or adversity

Example Sentences:
'We went without water and food for 3 days'
'These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America'
'The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents'
'how long can a person last without food and water?'

• endure
• go
• hold out
• hold up
• last
• live on
• survive

4. exist, live, subsist, survive

support oneself

Example Sentences:
'he could barely exist on such a low wage'
'Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?'
'Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day'

• exist
• subsist
• survive

5. be, live

have life, be alive

Example Sentences:
'Our great leader is no more'
'My grandfather lived until the end of war'

• be

6. experience, know, live

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

Example Sentences:
'I know the feeling!'
'have you ever known hunger?'
'I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict'
'The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare'
'I lived through two divorces'

• experience
• know

7. live

pursue a positive and satisfying existence

Example Sentences:
'You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live'

8. live, unrecorded

actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

Example Sentences:
'a live television program'
'brought to you live from Lincoln Center'
'live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience'

• unrecorded

• unfilmed
• untaped

9. live

exerting force or containing energy

Example Sentences:
'live coals'
'tossed a live cigarette out the window'
'got a shock from a live wire'
'live ore is unmined ore'
'a live bomb'
'a live ball is one in play'

10. alive, live

possessing life

Example Sentences:
'the happiest person alive'
'the nerve is alive'
'doctors are working hard to keep him alive'
'burned alive'
'a live canary'

• alive

11. live

highly reverberant

Example Sentences:
'a live concert hall'

12. live

charged with an explosive

Example Sentences:
'live ammunition'
'a live bomb'

13. bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy

elastic; rebounds readily

Example Sentences:
'clean bouncy hair'
'a lively tennis ball'
'as resilient as seasoned hickory'
'springy turf'

• bouncy
• lively
• resilient
• springy

14. live

abounding with life and energy

Example Sentences:
'the club members are a really live bunch'

15. live

in current use or ready for use

Example Sentences:
'live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread'

16. live

of current relevance

Example Sentences:
'a live issue'
'still a live option'

17. hot, live

charged or energized with electricity

Example Sentences:
'a hot wire'
'a live wire'

• hot

18. alive, live

capable of erupting

Example Sentences:
'a live volcano'
'the volcano is very much alive'

• alive

19. live

not recorded

Example Sentences:
'the opera was broadcast live'