{
    "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."
}