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be vs live

live vs be

be is not an adjective while live is an adjective.

be and live both are verbs.

be is not an adverb while live is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
live No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, be and live are synonyms defined as:
  • be and live: have life, be alive
As verbs, live is a hyponym of be; that is, live is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  • live: be an inhabitant of or reside in
be (adjective) live (adjective)
possessing life
exerting force or containing energy
actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
charged or energized with electricity
of current relevance
elastic; rebounds readily
abounding with life and energy
charged with an explosive
highly reverberant
in current use or ready for use
capable of erupting
be (verb) live (verb)
spend or use time have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function have life, be alive
have an existence, be extant support oneself
have life, be alive continue to live and avoid dying
form or compose lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) pursue a positive and satisfying existence
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere be an inhabitant of or reside in
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
be (adverb) live (adverb)
not recorded
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