Life or live?

noun The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and…

I want my kids to live a good life.  He gave up on life

verb To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired

Now, the aim of the design is to extract more cycles from the component under study, at each new engine generation requirements are driving a reduction in the margin for the…

noun The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism

noun The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a “living document”, “living constitution”, etc

noun Lifeforms, generally or collectively

It's life, but not as we know it. She discovered plant life on the planet. The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world

noun A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)

Many lives were lost during the war. Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives

noun Existence

Life is meaningless and we are all going to die

noun A worthwhile existence

He gets up early in the morning, works all day long – even on weekends – and hardly sees his family. That's no life!  His life was ruined by drugs

verb To be alive; to have life

He's not expected to live for more than a few months

adjective Having life; that is alive

The post office will not ship live animals

adverb Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct

The concert was broadcast live by radio

verb To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside

I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months

adjective Being in existence; actual

He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking

adverb Of making a performance or speech, in person

He'll be appearing live at the auditorium

verb informal(of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored

I washed your gravy boat. Where does it live?

adjective Having active properties; being energized

Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site