definition of
live

[1] #1 live v. [populate, dwell, inhabit] inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "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". wn

[2] #2 live v. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war". wn

[3] #3 live v. [survive, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out] continue to live through hardship or adversity; "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 withou. wn

[4] #4 live v. [exist, survive, subsist] support oneself; "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". wn

[5] #5 live v. [be] have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war". wn