alive
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- adjective
- /əˈlaɪv/
- Could we keep someone alive on bed rest?
- keep alive
- still alive
- dead or alive
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Watch on YouTubeBecause every moment that we are alive is like a gift.
- Because every moment that we are alive is like a gift.
- That will keep you alive if bad guys, right.
- First time since I've been alive, my dad was gone.
- They wanted to take him alive, but he shot himself.
- Could we keep someone alive on bed rest?
- And the main tool it has to keep you alive is stasis.
- Nevertheless, others had quietly kept it alive as a shadow project.
- Why cats are either dead or alive, but not both.
- It was so hard to stay alive, to go out to get food.
- And anyone that was still alive, it was ISIS.
Examples
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Aging is a side effect of being alive in the first place.
Academic text (2012) -
How many people are alive in the world?
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Because every moment that we are alive is like a gift.
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We were just trying to get home alive, actually.
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Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.
Academic text (2008) -
In other social media, the library world is alive and very well on Facebook.
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I thought I might have to rent an oxygen tank to stay alive through the project.
Academic text (2011) -
Culture is an organism that must adapt to new surroundings to stay alive and continue growing.
Academic text (2012) -
Furthermore, the genre of historical fiction is alive and well, with numerous award-winning books being written every year.
Academic text (2013) -
How many people are alive in the world?
Synonyms
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Still existing or active now, not dead
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Full of life and energy
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2.7
Still existing after others die or are destroyed
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8.6
Still existing and not destroyed or lost
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4.3
Still active and healthy after problems or a long time
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
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8.8
To scold or punish someone severely to show strong anger, not a real action
How Alive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word alive comes from an old English way of saying a- + life, which meant 'in life'. So alive originally meant 'not dead' or still existing, and that is the meaning we use today.