-verb (used without object) 1. to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. 2. to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. 3. to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory. 4. to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income.
