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alive
[ uh-lahyv ]
adjective
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 2( def 13 ).
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
- alive and kicking(of a person) active and in good health
- look alive!hurry up! get busy!
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·n noun
- -· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of alive1
Idioms and Phrases
- look alive! pay attention! move quickly!:
Look alive! We haven't got all day.
- alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
City planners are alive to the necessity of revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods.
- alive with, filled with living things; swarming; teeming:
The room was alive with mosquitoes.
More idioms and phrases containing alive
- come alive
- eat someone alive
- look alive
- more dead than alive
- skin alive
Example Sentences
Of course, there won’t be a pitcher alive who will pitch without a screen in front of him.
Suddenly, Saint-Martial is alive — but vitality comes at a lethal cost.
He argued that military pressure would force Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages it is holding, up to 24 of whom are believed to be alive.
The inquest heard Filip and Ms McEnroe were still alive when the Toyota they were travelling in caught fire, while the other two occupants died in the impact.
"I have hope that he's alive, even if it's a small chance," said Nan Sin Hein, 41, who's been waiting on the street opposite a collapsed five-storey building, day and night for five days.
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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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