The difference between Broadcast and Live
When used as nouns, broadcast means a transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver, whereas live means life .
When used as adverbs, broadcast means widely in all directions, whereas live means of an event, as it happens.
When used as verbs, broadcast means to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means, whereas live means to be alive.
When used as adjectives, broadcast means cast or scattered widely in all directions, whereas live means having life.
check bellow for the other definitions of Broadcast and Live
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Broadcast as an adjective:
Cast or scattered widely in all directions.
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Broadcast as an adjective:
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.
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Broadcast as an adjective:
Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.
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Broadcast as an adverb:
Widely in all directions.
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Broadcast as an adverb (agriculture, horticulture, archaic):
By having its seeds sown over a wide area.
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Broadcast as a noun:
A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
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Broadcast as a noun:
A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
Examples:
"ant narrowcast"
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Broadcast as a noun (agriculture, horticulture, archaic):
The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.
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Broadcast as a verb (transitive):
To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
Examples:
"synonyms: air transmit"
"ant narrowcast"
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Broadcast as a verb (transitive):
To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.
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Broadcast as a verb (intransitive):
To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
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Broadcast as a verb (transitive, agriculture, horticulture, archaic):
To sow seeds over a wide area.
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Live as a verb (intransitive):
To be alive; to have life.
Examples:
"He's not expected to live for more than a few months."
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Live as a verb (intransitive):
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
Examples:
"I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer."
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Live as a verb (intransitive):
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
Examples:
"Her memory lives in that song."
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Live as a verb (intransitive, hyperbole):
To cope.
Examples:
"You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you."
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Live as a verb (intransitive):
To pass life in a specified manner.
Examples:
"It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after."
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Live as a verb (transitive):
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
Examples:
"To live an idle or a useful life."
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Live as a verb (transitive):
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
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Live as a verb (intransitive):
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
Examples:
"No ship could live in such a storm."
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Live as a verb (intransitive, followed by "[[on]]" or "[[upon]]"):
To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
Examples:
"It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread."
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Live as a verb (intransitive, informal):
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
Examples:
"I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!"
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Live as an adjective (only used attributively):
Having life; that is alive.
Examples:
"The post office will not ship live animals."
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Live as an adjective:
Being in existence; actual
Examples:
"He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking."
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Live as an adjective:
Having active properties; being energized.
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Live as an adjective:
Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
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Live as an adjective:
Taken from a living animal.
Examples:
"live feathers"
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Live as an adjective (engineering):
Imparting power; having motion.
Examples:
"the live spindle of a lathe"
"a live, or driving, axle"
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Live as an adjective (sports):
Still in active play.
Examples:
"a live ball"
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Live as an adjective (broadcasting):
Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
Examples:
"The station presented a live news program every evening."
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Live as an adjective:
Of a performance or speech, in person.
Examples:
"This nightclub has a live band on weekends."
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Live as an adjective:
Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
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Live as an adjective:
Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
Examples:
"The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island."
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Live as an adjective (circuitry):
Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
Examples:
"Use caution when working near live wires."
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Live as an adjective (poker):
Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
Examples:
"Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise."
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Live as an adjective:
Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
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Live as an adjective:
Being in a state of ignition; burning.
Examples:
"a live coal; live embers"
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Live as an adjective (obsolete):
Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
Examples:
"a live man, or orator"
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Live as an adjective (obsolete):
Vivid; bright.
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Live as an adverb:
Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
Examples:
"The concert was broadcast live by radio."
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Live as an adverb:
Of making a performance or speech, in person.
Examples:
"He'll be appearing live at the auditorium."
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Live as a noun (obsolete):
life .
Examples:
"rfquotek Geoffrey Chaucer"