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- [loo k uh-lahyv]
- /lʊk əˈlaɪv/
- /lʊk əˈlaɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo k uh-lahyv]
- /lʊk əˈlaɪv/
Definitions of look alive words
- adjective look alive having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless. 1
- adjective look alive living (used for emphasis): the proudest man alive. 1
- adjective look alive in a state of action; in force or operation; active: to keep hope alive. 1
- adjective look alive full of energy and spirit; lively: Grandmother's more alive than most of her contemporaries. 1
- adjective look alive having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant: The room was alive with color. 1
- adjective look alive Electricity. live2 (def 17). 1
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Origin of look 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 Look alive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
look 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".
look alive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for look alive
verb look alive
- hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- get a move on — to pass from one place or position to another.
- get cracking — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- get going — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- get it on — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
Antonyms for look alive
verb look alive
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
- deaden — If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
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