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- Dictionaryalive/əˈlʌɪv/
adjective
- 1. (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead: "hopes of finding anyone still alive were fading" Similar Opposite
- 2. alert and active; animated: "Ken comes alive when he hears his music played" Similar Opposite
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living; having life; not dead: I survived the accident with minor injuries, and I was happy to be alive. Alive can also mean active and energetic or exciting: The club really comes alive on weekends. Idiom. alive and well. (Definition of alive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of alive.
The meaning of ALIVE is having life : not dead or inanimate. How to use alive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Alive.
adjective. having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless. Antonyms: dead. living (used for emphasis): the proudest man alive. in a state of action; in force or operation; active: to keep hope alive. Antonyms: defunct. full of energy and spirit; lively: Grandmother's more alive than most of her contemporaries. Synonyms: nimble, active.
living; having life; not dead: I survived the accident with minor injuries, and I was happy to be alive. Alive can also mean active and energetic or exciting: The club really comes alive on weekends. Idiom. alive and well. (Definition of alive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of alive.
If you're alive, you're living — in other words, you're not dead. If your apple tree blooms in the spring, you'll know it's still alive after the long, cold winter. Living things are alive — people, animals, plants — but things can be alive figuratively as well.
alive (with something) full of emotion, excitement, activity, etc. Ed was alive with happiness. Her eyes were alive with interest. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. continuing to exist. to keep a tradition alive. Money from charities is keeping the theatre alive. The issue remains alive in the public consciousness. Extra Examples.
1. (of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life. 2. in existence; active. they kept hope alive. the tradition was still alive. 3. (immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative) of those living; now living. the happiest woman alive.
ALIVE definition: 1. living, not dead: 2. full of activity and excitement: 3. continuing to exist: . Learn more.
1. (of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life. 2. in existence; active: they kept hope alive; the tradition was still alive. 3. ( immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative) of those living; now living: the happiest woman alive. 4. full of life; lively: she was wonderfully alive for her age.
alive meaning, definition, what is alive: still living and not dead: Learn more.
