Definitions for alive

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alive a·live

Spelling: [uh-lahyv]

IPA: /əˈlaɪv/

Alive is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in alive (aeilv).

Definitions for alive

Idioms

1. alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
2. alive with, filled with living things; swarming; teeming:
3. look alive!, pay attention! move quickly!:

adjective

1. having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
2. living (used for emphasis):
3. in a state of action; in force or operation; active:
4. full of energy and spirit; lively:
5. having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant:
6. Electricity. live2 (def 17).

Origin of alive

before 1000; Middle English; Old English on līfe in life; see a-¹

Examples for alive

He came home with me, and, far from having perished at sea, is now alive and well.

If a person looks like they are alive, but their brain shows no signs of activity, is this person dead or alive?

The Syrians who arrived in Sicily this week are lucky to be alive.

The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.

Do you think there is any chance of my father being yet alive?

After all, unlike the other vaccines currently in the pipeline, this one is alive and replication-competent.

The queen was so horrified that all her blood rushed to her heart when she realized that Little Snow White was alive once again.

Do you think, if I were alive, I would let any man rob me of the savings of my life?

I tell you he's alive and well, only he's lost your money and Pish's and mine and his own.

He's left a gent more dead than alive back in Martindale, and I want him.