Live

Live can be the verb. It rhymes with "give". "To live" means "to be alive" (and not dead). If you live, an you have life:

• "Jesus lives!"

It can be used in the general way:

• "I live in London".
• "I live in the house".
• "A person can always live in fear".

Live can be an adjective. It rhymes with "five".

• In television, the "live" programme is one where what is happening can be seen at the same time as it is happening. Sports programmes are usually "live".
• In music, If the CD is the "live recording" it means the recording which was made at the concert with an audience present. If it is not the live recording it may be the recording made in the studio.
• "Live" can also mean "full of energy" or simply "happening now". Something that is being talked about in the newspapers at the moment can be the "live issue".