qui vive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kee veev]
- /ki ˈviv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kee veev]
- /ki ˈviv/

Definitions of qui vive words

idioms qui vive on the qui vive, on the alert; watchful: Special guards were on the qui vive for trespassers. 1
noun qui vive who goes there? 0

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Origin of qui vive

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

1720-30; < French: literally, (long) live who? (i.e., on whose side are you?)

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Parts of speech for Qui vive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Qui vive

qui vive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

qui vive usage trend in Literature

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