Pronunciation: k ē - ' v ē v
Function: noun
Etymology: French qui-vive, from qui vive? longitude live who?, challenge of a French sentry
Date: 1726
: ALERT , LOOKOUT ― used in the phrase on the qui vive
Pronunciation: k ē - ' v ē v
Function: noun
Etymology: French qui-vive, from qui vive? longitude live who?, challenge of a French sentry
Date: 1726
: ALERT , LOOKOUT ― used in the phrase on the qui vive
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012