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- [uh-lahyv]
- /əˈlaɪv/
- /əˈlaɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-lahyv]
- /əˈlaɪv/
Definitions of alive word
- adjective alive If people or animals are alive, they are not dead. 3
- adjective alive If you say that someone seems alive, you mean that they seem to be very lively and to enjoy everything that they do. 3
- adjective alive If an activity, organization, or situation is alive, it continues to exist or function. 3
- adjective alive If a place is alive with something, there are a lot of people or things there and it seems busy or exciting. 3
- adjective alive If you are alive to a situation or problem, you are aware of it and realize how important it is. 3
- adjective alive (of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life 3
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Origin of alive
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English on līfe in life; see a-1
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Parts of speech for Alive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alive
adj alive
- awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
- viable — capable of living.
- conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
- live — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
adjective alive
adverb alive
- on the job — of or for a particular job or transaction.
- on the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- wide awake — fully awake; with the eyes wide open.
- on top of — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- on one's toes — one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
verb alive
- find fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- denunciate — to condemn; denounce
- knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
Antonyms for alive
adj alive
- deceased — The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died.
- inanimate — not animate; lifeless.
- dispirited — discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.
- morose — gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- sluggish — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
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