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{
"term": "live",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "living; not dead",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "live animals"
},
{
"text": "the number of **live births** *(= babies born alive)*"
},
{
"text": "We saw a **real live** rattlesnake!"
},
{
"text": "I need to talk to a live person *(= not a recording or computer)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "sent out while the event is actually happening, not recorded first and broadcast later",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **live broadcast**"
},
{
"text": "**live coverage** of the World Cup"
},
{
"text": "You're looking at **live pictures** from a Las Vegas courtroom."
},
{
"text": "a live report from our correspondent in Jerusalem"
},
{
"text": "on **live television/TV**"
},
{
"text": "a live video feed"
},
{
"text": "Is the **show live** or recorded?"
}
],
"topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "perform"],
"phrases": ["go live"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "given or made when people are watching, not recorded",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The club has **live music** most nights."
},
{
"text": "the magic of a **live performance**"
},
{
"text": "They're still one of the best live bands *(= best at performing)* around."
},
{
"text": "It was the first interview I'd done in front of a **live audience** *(= with people watching)*."
}
],
"topics": ["Music"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "perform"],
"phrases": ["go live"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "made at a live performance, not in a recording studio",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a live recording made at Wembley Arena"
},
{
"text": "the band’s new live album"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "connected to a source of electrical power",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That terminal is live."
}
],
"topics": ["Engineering"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "still able to explode or light; ready for use",
"examples": [
{
"text": "live ammunition"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "live coals are burning or are still hot and red",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "live yogurt still contains the bacteria needed to turn milk into yogurt",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "a live vaccine contains viruses or bacteria that are living",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the risks and benefits of live vaccines"
}
],
"topics": ["Healthcare"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "of interest or importance at the present time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Pollution is still very much a live issue."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "functioning correctly, so that it is connected to another document or page on the internet",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Here are some live links to other aviation-related web pages."
}
],
"topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person who is lively and full of energy",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/laɪv/",
"audio": "li/live/live__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/laɪv/",
"audio": "li/live/live__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: shortening of alive."
}