alive

a-live · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having life; living; not dead.

  2. 2.

    Full of life, energy, or activity; lively.

  3. 3.

    Continuing to exist; in operation or force.

  4. 4.

    Alert to or aware of (followed by "to").

  5. 5.

    Swarming with; full of (followed by "with").

Phrases & expressions

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    alive and well — In good health; flourishing.
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    alive and kicking — Still active and going strong.
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    come alive — To become animated or exciting.
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    bring alive — To make something vivid or real.
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    eat someone alive — To criticize or attack severely.
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    skin someone alive — To punish or criticize very harshly.
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    more dead than alive — Extremely exhausted or in very poor condition.

Related words

Antonyms: dead, deceased, inanimate, lifeless
See also: dead, life, living, vital
Synonyms: animate, breathing, living, vital

Etymology

From Old English phrase on life ("in life"), from on ("in") + life ("life"). The phrase gradually merged into a single word.