What is the difference between Leave and Live?
What is the difference between Leave and Live? :
Leave : (verb)
( 1 ) Go away from
Leave this at once.
I am leaving for Paris next week.
( 2 ) Cease to live at a place, work for an employee, etc…
My secretary has threatened to leave.
Many children leave school at 16.
( 3 ) Allow someone / something to remain
Leave the door open.
Do not leave her waiting outside in the rain.
( 4 ) Neglect or fail to take or bring something
He has left his gloves on the bus.
( 5 ) Cause something to remain as a result
The accident left a scar on her leg.
( 6 ) Hand over something and then go away
Did the postman leave anything?
Someone left this note for you.
( 7 ) Entrust something to another person
You can leave the cooking to me.
( 8 ) Have someone remaining alive
He leaves a widow and two children.
Leave : (noun)
( 1 ) Time absent from duty or work
She was granted 90 days maternity leave.
I was on ten day’s sick leave.
( 2 ) Official permission to be absent
He was given leave to visit his mother.
( 3 ) Permission
She has my leave to see him.
Live : (verb)
( 1 ) Remain alive
He is not likely to live through the night.
How long do elephants live?
( 2 ) Reside
Where do you live?
He lives abroad.
( 3 ) Survive
Remain in existence
The memory will live in my heart for ever.
Live : (adjective)
( 1 ) Having life
There are five live fish.
( 2 ) Actual
Not pretended
We saw real live lion.
( 3 ) Burning
Do not touch the live coals.
( 4 ) Not yet exploded or lit
That is a live bomb.
The soldiers have several rounds of live ammunition.
( 5 ) Of interest or importance at the present time
Rampant corruption in government offices is very much a live issue.
Live : (adverb)
( 1 ) Broadcast, played or recorded at the actual performance
Without being edited
This show is going out live.
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