live
verb (live, lives, lived, living) [rhymes with give]; adjective (live) [rhymes with five]; adverb (live)
Everyday
- To live is to be alive. tree →
- To live somewhere is to have your home there. tree →
- To live a certain way is to spend your life like that: live happily. tree →
- Live (adjective) means alive, not dead: live animals. tree →
- Live means happening now, not recorded: a live show. tree →
- A live wire carries electricity and is dangerous. tree →
In the lessons
In maths problems it is mostly a word of the story; sometimes people or animals living in a place are counted (4 people live in the house). It tells where things are, not what to do. In science: living things grow, need food and water, and reproduce. In safety: never touch a live wire. In stories: «they lived happily ever after».
Examples
- 4 people live in the house. tree →
- 120 fish live in the pond. tree →
- They live 3 km from the school. tree →
- How many animals live on the farm? tree →
- My grandma lives in Canada. tree →
- Penguins live in cold places. tree →
- Plants need water and light to live. tree →
- We watched the match live on TV. tree →
- Never touch a live electric wire. tree →
- And they lived happily ever after. tree →
Note
Two sounds: «to live» (liv) and «a live show» (lyve). Trap: «lives» can be the verb (she lives here) or the plural of «life» (a cat has 9 lives, said with a long i). «Alive» comes after a verb (the fish is alive); «live» comes before a noun (live fish). Maths: no operation on its own.
In Jewish tradition
It also means to live on, as in "live for ever," a greeting to a king, and the question whether the dead may live again.
Interpretation. Judaism puts great weight on life. The law says saving a life overrides almost every commandment, and the toast "L'chaim" means "to life." Job's questions about whether the wicked live and prosper, and whether a dead man lives again, are read by the tradition as a search for God's justice and the hope of resurrection.
Examples
- And they said: 'Thou hast saved our lives. (Torah GEN.47.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt not suffer a sorceress to live. (Torah EXO.22.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!' (Torah GEN.17.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- If a man die, may he live again? (Writings JOB.14.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said Daniel unto the king: 'O king, live for ever! (Writings DAN.6.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power? (Writings JOB.21.7, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Two sounds: «to live» (liv) and «a live show» (lyve). Trap: «lives» can be the verb (she lives here) or the plural of «life» (a cat has 9 lives, said with a long i). «Alive» comes after a verb (the fish is alive); «live» comes before a noun (live fish). Maths: no operation on its own.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «live» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «live» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «live» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «live» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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