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alive

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a·live  (-lv)
adj.
1. Having life; living. See Synonyms at living.
2. In existence or operation; active: keep your hopes alive.
3. Full of living or moving things; abounding: a pool alive with trout.
4. Full of activity or animation; lively: a face alive with mischief.
Idiom:
alive to
Aware of; sensitive to: alive to the moods of others.

[Middle English : a-, in a specified state; see a-2 + live, life (from Old English lf; see life).]

a·liveness n.

alive
Adjective
1. living; having life
2. in existence: he said that he would keep the company alive, no matter what
3. lively
4. alive to aware of
5. alive with swarming with: the rocky shoreline was alive with birds [Old English on līfe in life]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.alive - possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"
animate - endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings"
dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"
2.alive - (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"
lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"
3.alive - having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
4.alive - (followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others"
sensitive - being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs"
5.alive - in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
existent, existing - having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"
6.alive - mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
7.alive - capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"
active - (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

alive
adjective 1. living, breathing, animate, having life, subsisting, existing, functioning, alive and kicking, in the land of the living (informal) << OPPOSITE dead
adjective 2. in existence, existing, functioning, active, operative, in force, on-going, prevalent, existent, extant << OPPOSITE inoperative
adjective 3. lively, spirited, active, vital, alert, eager, quick, awake, vigorous, cheerful, energetic, animated, brisk, agile, perky, chirpy (informal) sprightly, vivacious, full of life, spry, full of beans (informal) zestful << OPPOSITE dull >> alive to aware of, sensitive to, susceptible to, alert to, eager for, awake to, cognizant of, sensible of
Translations

alive [əˈlaɪv] adj (gen) → vivo (= lively); activo
alive [əˈlaɪv] adjvivant(e) (= active); plein(e) de vie;
alive with → grouillant(e) de;
alive to → sensible à
alive [əˈlaɪv] adj (living) → lebend;
(lively) → lebendig;
(active) → lebhaft;
alive with → erfüllt von;
to be alive to sth → sich dat einer Sache gen bewusst sein
alive [əˈlaɪv] adjvivo/a (= active); attivo/a;
alive with → pieno/a di;
alive to → conscio/a di

alive
adj alive [əˈlaiv]
1 living and not dead Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.het geleweحَي، عَلى قَيْد الحَياهживnaživu, živýlevende; i livelebenζωντανόςvivoelusزندهelossavivantחָיजीवितživélőhiduplifandivivo生きて살아 있는gyvasdzīvshidupin levenlevende, i liveżywyvivoviu, în viaţăживойživý, naživeživživi livet, levandeมีชีวิตอยู่sağ, canlı活著的живийزندہ ، حیاتcòn sống
2 full of activity The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march.het gewemelناشِط، مَلِيء بِ، زَاخِرоживенoživený, plnýmyldre; vrimlewimmelnd (von)γεμάτος (ζωή)animado, activokihavپر جنب و جوشkuhistagrouillant deנִמְרָץ, תוֹסֵסफुर्तीलाvrvjetiélénkramaiiðandi, morandibrulicante活発な활기찬knibždėte knibždantisrosības pilnsmeriahwemelendyrende full av, som kryr avpełnycheioplin deизобилующийplný (čoho)mrgolečuzavreofullมีชีวิตชีวาhareketli熱鬧的такий, що кишитьسرگرمsinh động
alive to
aware of He was alive to the dangers of the situation.was bewus vanواعِ، مُدْرِكсъзнаващvědomý siklar oversich bewußtμε πλήρη συναίσθησηconscienteteadlikمطلعtietoinenconscient deעֵר ל-अवगतbiti svjestantudatában vminekmenyadarivakandi fyrirconscio di敏感な...을 감지하여(aiškiai) suprantantissaprotošs; apzinošssedarzich bewust vanklar overświadomyconscienteconştient deосознающийvedomý sisvest sisvestanmedveten omตระหนักรู้farkında, haberdar覺察到усвідомлюючийآگاہnhận thức

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