ALIEN


Meaning of ALIEN in English

I.

noun

1 non-citizen

ADJECTIVE

▪ enemy

During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy ~.

▪ illegal , undocumented ( AmE )

Illegal ~s are usually deported to their country of origin.

▪ criminal ( AmE )

▪ undesirable

▪ resident

VERB + ALIEN

▪ deport

The provisions would broaden the government's ability to deport ~s.

▪ apprehend , arrest , detain (all esp. AmE )

▪ hire ( esp. AmE )

It is illegal for employers to hire ~s not authorized for employment. ( AmE )

2 creature from another planet

ADJECTIVE

▪ space

Do you genuinely believe that space ~s have landed on our planet?

▪ giant

▪ intelligent

Few movies represent intelligent ~s as physically different from humans.

ALIEN + VERB

▪ abduct , kidnap

He was convinced that he'd been abducted by ~s.

▪ invade

In the movie ~s invade Earth.

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , feel , seem

▪ become

▪ find sth

It was an act of violence that she found ~ and shocking.

ADVERB

▪ so , very

▪ completely , entirely , totally , utterly

▪ quite , somewhat

▪ essentially

What is it like to live in an essentially ~ culture?

PREPOSITION

▪ to

They spoke a language totally ~ to him.

Alien is used with these nouns: ↑ being , ↑ concept , ↑ creature , ↑ culture , ↑ encounter , ↑ environment , ↑ land , ↑ menace , ↑ monster , ↑ planet , ↑ presence , ↑ race , ↑ smuggling , ↑ species , ↑ territory , ↑ world

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