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US
/əˈɫaɪv/
]
[ UK /ɐlˈaɪv/ ]
[ UK /ɐlˈaɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
capable of erupting
the volcano is very much alive
a live volcano -
in operation
the tradition was still alive
an active tradition
keep hope alive -
(followed by `to' or `of') aware of
is alive to the moods of others -
mentally perceptive and responsive
was now awake to the reality of his predicament
alert to the problems
an alert mind
awake to the dangers of her situation
alive to what is going on -
(often followed by `with') full of life and spirit
she was wonderfully alive for her age
a face alive with mischief -
possessing life
the happiest person alive
a live canary
doctors are working hard to keep him alive
burned alive
the nerve is alive -
having life or vigor or spirit
animated conversation
became very animated when he heard the good news
an animated and expressive face
How To Use alive In A Sentence
- I barken back to the rogue Taken Howler, the dead unexpectedly alive and inimical. Shadow Games
- Even while he was missing, those uncertain hours of anxious speculation and dismal journalism, she had assumed Maxwell would be found boomingly alive, having spent the whole time enjoying the amorous advances of a short-sighted minke whale. Country of the Blind
- I play the stunning orchestral suite quite often, at which time the film comes vividly alive again and again. Times, Sunday Times
- Not feeling hungry again until about ten that night, we strolled along to the same street that had earlier been alive with culinary possibilities. Times, Sunday Times
- If the stylist is still alive and well today, it’s only because Ms. Houston hadn’t also tripped over the long train on that gown, but I’d venture a guess that his or her days of working for Whitney are Oh-Oh-Ooooh-Oh-ver. Whitney Houston wardrobe malfunction: Yikes, she really didn't need that... | EW.com
- As people who ought to know better," observed M. Kollsen, "now think the wind is alive, and call it Nipen, or the mist of the lake and river, which they call the sprite Uldra. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow"
- I really like this definition, the photo surface is as sensitive and fragile as if it was alive and des-troying itself little by little.
- In some places it is primeval and wet, where streaky barked eucalyptus strive upwards through dripping mists alive with frog croaks.
- Labour to keep alive in your breast that spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
- She was cautious, but Feinstein finds no trace of dishonour in the care she took to keep herself alive and free through successive waves of revolution and purgation.