Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   alive

   /əˈlʌɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead: "hopes of finding anyone still alive were fading" Similar livinglivehaving lifenot deadbreathingmovingvitalvigorousflourishingdynamicenergeticfunctioninganimateorganicbiologicalsentientexistingexistentinformal:in the land of the livingamong the livingalive and kickingarchaic:quickOpposite deadextinctinanimate
   • ▪ continuing in existence or use: "keeping hope alive" Similar activeexistingin existenceexistentextantfunctioningin operationongoinggoing oncontinuingsurvivingpersistingremainingabidingprevalentcurrentcontemporarypresentinformal:on the mapon the agendaOpposite inactiveobsolete
   • 2. alert and active; animated: "Ken comes alive when he hears his music played" Similar animatedlivelyfull of lifealertactiveenergeticvigoroussprysprightlyvitalvibrantvivaciousbuoyantexuberantebullientzestfulspiritedenthusiasticeagerbouncybubblyperkysparklinginformal:full of beansbright-eyed and bushy-tailedbright and breezysparkychirpychipperpeppyfull of vim and vigour(still) going strongpeartOpposite lethargiclifeless
   • ▪ having interest and meaning: "we hope we will make history come alive for the children"
   • 3. aware of and interested in; responsive to: "she was always alive to new ideas" Similar alert toawake toaware ofsensitive toconscious ofmindful ofheedful ofwatchful ofresponsive tofamiliar withcognizant ofapprised ofsensible ofinformal:wise tohip toOpposite unawareblind
   • 4. swarming or teeming with: "in spring those cliffs are alive with auks and gulls" Similar teemingswarmingthrongedoverflowingoverrunbristlingbustlingrifeinfestedthickcrowdedpackedfull ofabounding ininformal:crawlinglousyhoppingstuffedjam-packedchock-a-blockchock-full ofbuzzingjumpingheavinghoachinghotchingrare:pullulating

   Word Origin Old Englishon līfe, literally ‘in life’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. aliveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Learn the definition of alive as an adjective, and how to use it in different contexts and idioms. See examples of alive in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

   • English (US)

     living; having life; not dead: I survived the accident with...

   • Alive: Japanese Translation

     ALIVE translate: 生きている, 生存している, 生（い）きている. Learn more in the...

   • Alive: Polish Translation

     ALIVE translate: żywy, tętniący życiem , ożywiony, żywy,...

   • Alive: Catalan Translation

     alive translate: viu. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Alive: Arabic Translation

     ALIVE translate: حَيّ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Alive: Thai Translation

     ALIVE translate: มีชีวิตอยู่, มีชีวิตชีวา, คงอยู่. Learn...

   • Alive: Korean Translation

     ALIVE translate: 살아 있는. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Alive: Russian Translation

     ALIVE translate: живой , оживленный , в живых . Learn more...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › aliveAlive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › alive

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of alive, an adjective that describes something or someone that has life, is not dead or inanimate. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of alive.

4. Videos

   • 

     5:54

     youtube.com

     Characteristics of Life | How do you know if something is alive?

     19 Jan 2023

     10.2K views

   • 

     12:14

     youtube.com

     What Does It Mean to be Alive? | The 5 Fundamental Characteristics of Life | Bio 101 | STEMstream

     27 Dec 2018

     1.7K views

   • 

     3:14

     youtube.com

     Characteristics of Living Things-What makes something alive?

     10 Aug 2016

     781.9K views

   View all

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryALIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of alive as an adjective to describe something or someone that is living, not dead. See how to use alive in different contexts, idioms, and phrases with examples from various sources.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › aliveALIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › alive

   • Cached

   Alive means having life, living, existing, or not dead. Learn the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms of alive from Dictionary.com.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   1. (of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life. 2. in existence; active. they kept hope alive. the tradition was still alive. 3. (immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative) of those living; now living. the happiest woman alive.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishalive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the adjective alive, which means living or not dead. Find out how to use alive with idioms, collocations and expressions.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › aliveAlive - definition of alive by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › alive

   • Cached

   alive. (əˈlaɪv) adj (postpositive) 1. (of people, animals, plants, etc) living; having life. 2. in existence; active: they kept hope alive; the tradition was still alive. 3. (immediately postpositive and usually used with a superlative) of those living; now living: the happiest woman alive.