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adjective. having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless. Antonyms: dead. living (used for emphasis): the proudest man alive. in a state of action; in force or operation; active: to keep hope alive. Antonyms: defunct. full of energy and spirit; lively: Grandmother's more alive than most of her contemporaries. Synonyms: nimble, active.
living; having life; not dead: I survived the accident with minor injuries, and I was happy to be alive. Alive can also mean active and energetic or exciting: The club really comes alive on weekends. Idiom. alive and well. (Definition of alive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of alive.
living; having life; not dead: I survived the accident with minor injuries, and I was happy to be alive. Alive can also mean active and energetic or exciting: The club really comes alive on weekends. Idiom. alive and well. (Definition of alive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of alive.
/əˈlaɪv/ IPA guide. If you're alive, you're living — in other words, you're not dead. If your apple tree blooms in the spring, you'll know it's still alive after the long, cold winter. Living things are alive — people, animals, plants — but things can be alive figuratively as well.
What does the adjective alive mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective alive . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
B1. living, not dead: Are your grandparents still alive? Fewer examples. It's a miracle that he's still alive. I'm very lucky to be alive. He was barely alive when they found him. I don't suppose she'll be found alive. He clung to the belief that his family were alive. alive adjective [never before noun] (PLACE) full of activity and excitement:
Check pronunciation: alive. Definition of alive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
