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Alive
Definitions
- 1 Having life; living; not dead. predicative
"As long as the plant is alive, he will continue to water it."
- 2 In a state of action; in force or operation; existent. predicative
"to keep the fire alive"
- 3 Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy. predicative
"Although quite dull during the day, the main street comes alive at night, with many bars and clubs opening."
- 4 Carrying electrical current; energized. predicative
"DANGER: OVERHEAD CATENARY—WIRE IS ALIVE"
- 5 Aware of; sensitive to. predicative
"We are alive to the ongoing potential for terrorist attacks."
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- 6 Sprightly; lively; brisk. predicative
"Smouch, requesting Mr. Pickwick in a surly manner ‘to be as alive as he could, for it was a busy time,’ drew up a chair by the door and sat there, until he had finished dressing."
- 7 Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy. predicative
"Though tremblingly alive to Nature's laws, Yet ever firm to Honour's sacred cause"
- 8 Out of all living creatures. emphatic, intensifier, predicative
"The Whitest Boy Alive"
- 9 Synonym of live. predicative
- 1 capable of erupting wordnet
- 2 possessing life wordnet
- 3 having life or vigor or spirit wordnet
- 4 mentally perceptive and responsive wordnet
- 5 (often followed by ‘with’) full of life and spirit wordnet
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- 6 in operation wordnet
- 7 (followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English alive, alife, olive, olife, on live, on life, from Old English on līfe (“alive”, literally “in life" or "in (the) body”), from on (“on, in”) + līfe, dative singular of līf (“life”). In this sense, replaced Old English cwic (whence English quick). Equivalent to a- + life. Compare Dutch in leven (“alive”, literally “in life”), German am Leben (“alive”, literally “at life" or "at living”).
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