alive
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2.4
- adjective
- /əˈlaɪv/
:
consciente
- Our task is, quite simply, to keep alive the spirit of American democracy.
- alive to the issue
Be present, be aware, be alive, be kind to yourself.
- Be present, be aware, be alive, be kind to yourself.
- What does it mean to be alive in modern times?
- And so we're realizing that one of the hardest parts of being alive is to just be.
- Do not fight the last war approach where you're very alive to what is going on, very fluid.
- It's just like, tell the truth about being alive, like integrate it all.
Examples
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It is awesome to be alive and to know it.
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You have to ask yourself, how alive am I willing to be?
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What does it mean to be alive in modern times?
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So I feel like the community is alive and well, as one would say.
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The arts are so much more alive in Europe.
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The reality is that culture is alive and well in Canada.
Academic text (1997) -
"Well, as far back as I can remember, everything seemed to be alive to me.
Fiction book (1994) -
While he was gallivanting about, she was figuring out how to be alive all by herself.
Fiction book (1997) -
[Jo] Late at night, my mind would come alive with voices and stories, and friends as dear to me as any in the real world.
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She felt truly alive while hiking in the mountains, surrounded by nature's beauty.
Synonyms
82
2.8
Quick to notice and respond to what is happening
37
7.9
Able to feel or notice things around it
24
2.0
Aware of what is happening and ready to respond
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
6
8.8
To scold or punish someone severely to show strong anger, not a real action
How Aware
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word alive comes from the old parts a- + life, meaning 'in life'. So being alive to something means your mind is 'awake' and you notice or respond to things, which explains its modern use for awareness.