live

/laɪv/ adjective

Definition

LIFE › having life: Millions of live animals are shipped around the world each year.

ELECTRICITY › A live wire has electricity in it.

BROADCAST › A live radio or television programme is seen or heard as it happens: live coverage a live broadcast

AUDIENCE › A live performance or recording of a performance is done with an audience: a live concert live music

BOMB › A live bomb has not yet exploded.

(Definition of live adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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