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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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1. : having life : not dead or inanimate. 2. a. : still in existence, force, or operation : active. kept hope alive. b. : still active in competition with a chance of victory. must win to stay alive in the playoffs. 3. : knowing or realizing the existence of something : sensitive. alive to the danger. 4. : marked by alertness, energy, or briskness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. ( əˈlaɪv) adj ( postpositive) 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.
