You can make 12 words from live according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 4 letters words made out of live
live ilve lvie vlie ivle vile liev ilev leiv eliv ielv eilv lvei vlei levi elvi veli evli ivel viel ievl eivl veil evil
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word live. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in live.
Definitions and meaning of live
live
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishlyven, libben, from Old Englishlifian, libban(“to live; be alive”), from Proto-West Germanic*libbjan, from Proto-Germanic*libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European*leyp-(“leave, cling, linger”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisianlíeuwje(“to live”), West Frisianlibje(“to live”), Dutchleven(“to live”), German Low Germanleven, lęven(“to live”), Germanleben(“to live”), Swedishleva(“to live”), Icelandiclifa(“to live”), Gothic𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽(liban, “to live”).
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: lĭv, IPA(key): /lɪv/
Rhymes: -ɪv
Hyphenation: live
Verb
live (third-person singular simple presentlives, present participleliving, simple past and past participlelived)
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
(intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
(intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
(intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
(intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
(intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
(intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
(transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
(transitive, obsolete) To live as; to live being.
(intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
(intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
(intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
Usage notes
Throughout Late Middle English and Early Modern English in Midlands and Northern dialects, the present participle form livand co-occurs with the form living.
Synonyms
(to have permanent residence somewhere):dwell; See also Thesaurus:reside
(to survive):go on, last, remain; See also Thesaurus:persist
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
An aphetic form of alive.
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: līv; IPA(key): /laɪv/
Rhymes: -aɪv
Adjective
live (comparativemore live, superlativemost live)
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
Being in existence; actual.
Having active properties; being energized.
Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
(programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
Antonym:dead
Taken from a living animal.
(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
(sports) Still in active play.
(card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
(of a performance or speech) In person.
(entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
live, unexploded (of firearms or explosives)
Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
(poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
(film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
Being in a state of ignition; burning.
(obsolete) Vivid; bright.
(slang)
(dated) Energetic, attentive, active.
Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
(linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
Antonym:dead
Usage notes
Live in the sense of "having life" is used only attributively (before a noun), as in "live animals". Predicatively (after the noun), alive is used, as in "be alive". Living may be used either attributively or predicatively.
Synonyms
(having life):living, alive; see also Thesaurus:alive
(being in existence):real
(electrically charged):hot
(in person):in person, in the flesh
Antonyms
(antonym(s) of "having life"):dead
(antonym(s) of "capable of causing harm"):blank, dummy
(antonym(s) of "electrically charged"):neutral, dead
(antonym(s) of "as it happens"):recorded, prerecorded
(antonym(s) of "in person"):broadcast
(antonym(s) of "featuring humans"):animated
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
live (comparativemore live, superlativemost live)
Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
Of making a performance or speech, in person.
Translations
Further reading
“live”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“live”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Levi, Viel, evil, veil, vile, vlei
Chinese
Etymology
From Englishlive, possibly via Japaneseライブ(raibu).
Pronunciation
(Hong Kong Cantonese) IPA(key): /laːi̯f⁵⁵/
Verb
live
(Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) to broadcast live; to stream
(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) to reach the end (i.e. the newest posts) on a forum thread
Noun
live
(Hong Kong Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin) live performance; concert (Classifier: 場/场mc)
(Hong Kong Cantonese) livestream (Classifier: 條/条c)
Derived terms
Danish
Etymology 1
Verbal form of the noun liv(“life”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /liːvə/, [ˈliːʊ̯ə], [ˈliːʊ]
Verb
live (imperativeliv, infinitiveat live, present tenseliver, past tenselivede, perfect tensehar livet)
enliven
Usage notes
Used with op(“up”): live op
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Englishlive First attested in 1965.
Adverb
live
live(as it happens)
Synonyms
direkte
Esperanto
Etymology
From liva + -e.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈlive]
Rhymes: -ive
Hyphenation: li‧ve
Adverb
live (lativeliven)
(neologism) on the left
Synonym:maldekstre
Antonym:dekstre
Finnish
Etymology 1
lipeä + -e
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈliʋeˣ/, [ˈliʋe̞(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -iʋe
Syllabification(key): li‧ve
Noun
live(dialectal)
lye
Declension
Synonyms
lipeä
Derived terms
Further reading
“1. live”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
From Englishlive.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈliʋe/, [ˈliʋe̞]
Rhymes: -iʋe
Syllabification(key): li‧ve
Noun
live
(in compounds) live
Usage notes
Chiefly used as modifier in compound terms:
live-esitys ― live performance
Almost always used in the essive singular when used independently:
Declension
Synonyms
elävä
Derived terms
Further reading
“2. live”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
Elvi, Veli, ilve, veli
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
live
recorded at a concert as opposed to in a studio
in real time
(Quebec, Eastern Ontario) now, at this moment.
Synonyms
en direct
Noun
livem (pluralliveorlives)
live stream, a video broadcast in real time, a Q&A (even written) in real time
Synonym:direct
comment faire un live sur YouTube ― how to do a livestream on YouTube
Le Monde a fait un live pendant le confinement. - Le Monde did a live Q&A during the lockdown.
Derived terms
album live
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishlive.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /laɪ̯f/
Adverb
live
(broadcast, event) live (at it happens, in real time, directly)
Synonyms:direkt, in Echtzeit
Usage notes
There is no adjective corresponding to live, but it can form compounds (see below).
Derived terms
Livekonzert, Live-Konzert
Liveschaltung, Live-Schaltung
Livesendung, Live-Sendung
Liveübertragung, Live-Übertragung
Further reading
“live” in Duden online
“live” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishlive, originally as an adjective.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈlajv/
Rhymes: -ajv
Adjective
live (invariable)
performed or recorded live
Synonym:dal vivo
Noun
livem (invariable)
live broadcast; live reporting
References
Anagrams
Levi, levi, veli, vile
Latin
Verb
līvē
second-person singular present active imperative of līveō
Middle English
Verb
live
Alternative form of lyven
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²liːʋə/
Noun
liven
dative singular of liv
Usage notes
Used only in the fixed expressions i live and til live.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Englishlive.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɑɪ̯ʋ/
Adjective
live (singular and plurallive)
live(some technical senses)
(broadcasting) on air
(of a performance or speech) in person
(entertainment, performing) recorded in front of a live audience
Etymology 3
From Old Norsehlífa, from Proto-Germanic*hlībijaną. The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²liːʋə/
Verb
live (present tenseliver, past tenselivde, past participlelivt/livd, passive infinitivelivast, present participlelivande, imperativeliv)
(transitive) to shelter, protect, especially from the weather and elements
Alternative forms
liva(a-infinitive)
Related terms
livdf
Noun
liven (definite singularlivet, uncountable)
(rare) shelter, cover, protection, especially from the elements
Synonyms:le, livd, ly
Etymology 4
Of the noun livn(“life”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²liːʋə/
Verb
live (present tenselivar, past tenseliva, past participleliva, passive infinitivelivast, present participlelivande, imperativelive/liv)
(transitive, intransitive) to liven
Alternative forms
liva(a-infinitive)
Derived terms
live opp
References
“live” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
elvi, evli, leiv, Levi, veil
Picard
Etymology
From Latinliber.
Noun
livem (plurallives)
book
Polish
Alternative forms
lajw
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishlive.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lajf/
Rhymes: -ajf
Syllabification: live
Adjective
live (not comparable, no derived adverb)
(broadcasting, colloquial, postpositive)live(seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens)
(colloquial, music, postpositive)live(made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)
Adverb
live (not comparable)
(colloquial, postpositive)live(as it happens)
Synonym:na żywo
Antonym:z puszki
Noun
livem inan
(broadcasting, colloquial)live transmission
(colloquial, music)live recording (recording made during a performance in front of an audience, and not, as usual, in a recording studio)
Declension
Further reading
live in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
live in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishlive.
Pronunciation
Noun
livem or f (plurallives)
video stream (either a live stream or a recording of a past live stream)
Synonym:direto
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishlive.
Adjective
livem or f or n (indeclinable)
live
Declension
Adverb
live
live
Swazi
Noun
líveclass 5 (pluralémáveclass 6)
country
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Yola
Etymology
From Middle Englishlyven, from Old Englishlibban, from Proto-West Germanic*libbjan.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /lɪv/
Verb
live (present participleliveen)
to live
References
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 104