transcription, транскрипция: [ əlaɪv ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If people or animals are alive , they are not dead.
She does not know if he is alive or dead...
They kept her alive on a life support machine.
≠ dead
ADJ : v-link ADJ , keep n ADJ
2.
If you say that someone seems alive , you mean that they seem to be very lively and to enjoy everything that they do.
Our relationship made me feel more alive...
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
3.
If an activity, organization, or situation is alive , it continues to exist or function.
The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs...
Both communities have a tradition of keeping history alive.
≠ dead
ADJ : v-link ADJ , keep n ADJ
4.
If a place is alive with something, there are a lot of people or things there and it seems busy or exciting.
The river was alive with birds...
ADJ : v-link ADJ , usu ADJ with n
5.
If people, places, or events come alive , they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive , they cause them to come alive.
The doctor’s voice had come alive and his small eyes shone.
PHRASE : V inflects
6.
If a story or description comes alive , it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive , they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic.
She made history come alive with tales from her own memories...
PHRASE : V inflects
7.
If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking , you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
...worries that the secret police may still be alive and kicking.
PHRASE : v-link PHR [ emphasis ]
8.
If you say that someone or something is alive and well , you are emphasizing that they continue to survive.
A man who went missing yesterday during a blizzard has been found alive and well.
PHRASE : v-link PHR [ emphasis ]