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alive Definition

alive (ə līv′)

adjective

  1. having life; living
  2. in existence, operation, etc.; unextinguished to keep old memories alive
  3. lively; alert

Etymology: ME alyfe, on live < OE on līfe; on, in + līfe, dat. of līf, life

alive Idioms

alive to

fully aware of; perceiving alive to the risks involved

alive with

teeming with; full of (living or moving things) a garden alive with bees

alive Synonyms

alive

modif.

  1. Having life

    living, live, animate, animated, breathing, existing, existent, subsisting, vital, not dead, mortal, organic, extant, viable, growing, inspirited, in existence, quick, having life, vivified, conscious, alive and kicking*, above ground*, among the living*, this side of the grave*, with us*, in the flesh*.

    Antonyms dead*, lifeless*, inanimate. *

  2. Alert

    quick, sharp, ready; see active 2.

  3. Active

    swarming, bustling, stirring, lively; see active 1, 2.

alive and living, the former usually a predicate adjective, are the simple, basic terms for organisms having life at the time of reference, alive figuratively connoting full force or vigor prejudices kept alive by ignorance and living, continued existence or activity; animate, opposed to inanimate, is applied to living organisms as distinguished from lifeless ones or inorganic objects; animated, in this connection, is applied to inanimate things to which life or, in extended use, motion has been imparted animated cartoons; vital, in this connection, is applied to that which is essential to organic life vital functions or to the energy, force, etc. manifested by living things

alive Usage Examples

Preposition: on

earth: If Jimmy is alive on earth he'll be here by that time.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • keep: To keep some truth alive in a world full of lies.
  • bring: Circus owner Bertram Mills promised a sum of £ 20,000 to any man who could bring the creature alive to his circus.
  • bury: The first group asked, " What should we do if by chance we bury somebody alive?

Adjective modifier

bible: BIBLE ALIVE - the January issue is available from the porch today at £ 1.75 per copy.

Modifies a noun

  • today: Were they alive today, they would expect us to be at the task.
  • driving: Directly to the will usagencies make don't shop around alive mature driving.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: Books - where the author is still alive or died less than 70 years ago.
  • spiritually: And with no paid minister, the meeting did its jobs, and was spiritually alive.
  • barely: I rushed up to one of them who was barely alive.
  • vibrantly: Lura and Mariza We all fell in love with these two Portuguese women representing very different traditions vibrantly alive in Lisboa.

Preposition: into

lake: These both were cast alive into a lake of binco fakement burning with brimstone.

Used with adjective complement

  • bury: Legend has it that these mark the graves of spies who were buried alive.
  • come: The novel really comes alive, aptly enough, under the punches of the police.
  • stay: Stay alive, stay alive, is the message.
  • burn: Previous refugee reports claimed that ethnic Albanians were burned alive in their homes.
  • keep: Through memories, the person is kept alive in our minds.
  • boil: Features Boiled alive July 26: The 2003 heatwave killed more than 30,000 people.

Preposition: with

  • sound: In season alive with the sound of stays and sails flapping in the sea breeze.
  • bird: Nearby rainforest can be alive with birds, including Little Bronze and Brush Cuckoos.

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