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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.
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.
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.
alive to something aware of something; knowing something exists and is important. to be alive to the dangers/facts/possibilities; The government should be alive to the problems faced by industry.
Synonyms for ALIVE: breathing, live, animate, living, active, thriving, animated, lively; Antonyms of ALIVE: dead, deceased, dying, cold, expired, departed, lifeless, inanimate.
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.
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective alive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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.
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.