(v)populate, dwell, live, inhabitbe an inhabitant of or reside in“People lived in Africa millions of years ago”, “The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted”, “this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean”, “deer are populating the woods”
(v)survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold outcontinue to live and avoid dying“We went without water and food for 3 days”, “These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America”, “The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents”, “how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived”
(v)exist, survive, live, subsistsupport oneself“he could barely exist on such a low wage”, “Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?”, “Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day”
(v)know, experience, livehave firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations“I know the feeling!”, “have you ever known hunger?”, “I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict”, “The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare”, “I lived through two divorces”
(a)live, unrecordedactually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing“a live television program”, “brought to you live from Lincoln Center”, “live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience”
(a)liveexerting force or containing energy“live coals”, “tossed a live cigarette out the window”, “got a shock from a live wire”, “live ore is unmined ore”, “a live bomb”, “a live ball is one in play”
(a)alive, livepossessing life“the happiest person alive”, “the nerve is alive”, “doctors are working hard to keep him alive”, “burned alive”, “a live canary”