alive
Having life; living; not dead.
Example
“As long as the plant is alive, he will continue to water it.”
Other meanings
In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
“Although quite dull during the day, the main street comes alive at night, with many bars and clubs opening.”
Antonyms
- dead
Related words
- alively
- keepalive
- nonalive
- flay someone alive
- skin someone alive
- alive and kicking
- more dead than alive
- alive and well
- catch-'em-alive-O
- come alive
- dead-alive
- dead-and-alive
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "on līfe".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “alive” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.