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live vs breathe

breathe vs live

live is an adjective but breathe is not an adjective.

live and breathe both are verbs.

live is an adverb but breathe is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
live No Yes Yes Yes
breathe No No Yes No
As verbs, breathe is a hyponym of live; that is, breathe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than live:
  • live: support oneself
  • breathe: be alive
Other hyponyms of live include drift, freewheel.
live (adjective) breathe (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
live (verb) breathe (verb)
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
have life, be alive expel (gases or odors)
support oneself reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
continue to live and avoid dying take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style utter or tell
pursue a positive and satisfying existence manifest or evince
be an inhabitant of or reside in impart as if by breathing
be alive
allow the passage of air through
live (adverb) breathe (adverb)
not recorded
Difference between live and breathe

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