Live

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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:

It can be used in the general way:

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".