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alive
[uh-lahyv]
adjective
having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
Antonyms:living (used for emphasis).
the proudest man alive.
in a state of action; in force or operation; active.
to keep hope alive.
Antonyms:full of energy and spirit; lively.
Grandmother's more alive than most of her contemporaries.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant.
The room was alive with color.
Electricity.live.
alive
/ əˈɪ /
adjective
(of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life
in existence; active
they kept hope alive
the tradition was still alive
(immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative) of those living; now living
the happiest woman alive
full of life; lively
she was wonderfully alive for her age
(usually foll by with) animated
a face alive with emotion
(foll by to) aware (of); sensitive (to)
(foll by with) teeming (with)
the mattress was alive with fleas
electronics another word for live 2
(of a person) active and in good health
hurry up! get busy!
Other 51Թ Forms
- aliveness noun
- half-alive adjective
- ˈԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of alive1
Idioms and Phrases
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of.
City planners are alive to the necessity of revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods.
look alive! pay attention! move quickly!.
Look alive! We haven't got all day.
alive with, filled with living things; swarming; teeming.
The room was alive with mosquitoes.
Example Sentences
“I’m grateful to be alive. I made some really bad decisions in my past. But it’s never too late. I do regret a lot of the stuff I did. I have to live with that.”
She told the BBC: "I am his mother, I still believe that my son is alive and that he will walk free."
But Mr Kalawadia wondered if any of these inquires - into the plane crash, the victims and beyond - would help him find his brother, dead or alive.
"I still cannot believe how I made it out alive," he told India's state broadcaster DD News on Thursday.
He told the Indian broadcaster he could not believe that he came out of the wreckage alive.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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