alive

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.

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

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a·liveness n.

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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]

Thesaurus

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" live 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" animated
	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" active 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" awake, alert 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" live active - (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

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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

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alive [əˈlaɪv] adj → vivant(e) (= active); plein(e) de vie;

alive with → grouillant(e) de;

alive to → sensible à

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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

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alive [əˈlaɪv] adj → vivo/a (= active); attivo/a;

alive with → pieno/a di;

alive to → conscio/a di

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alive

adj alive [əˈlaiv]

1 living and not dead Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900. het gelewe حَي، عَلى قَيْد الحَياه жив naživu, živý levende; i live leben ζωντανός vivo elus زنده elossa vivant חָי जीवित živ élő hidup lifandi vivo 生きて 살아 있는 gyvas dzīvs hidup in leven levende, i live żywy vivo viu, în viaţă живой živý, nažive živ živ i livet, levande มีชีวิตอยู่ sağ, canlı 活著的 живий زندہ ، حیات còn sống 活着的

2 full of activity The town was alive with policemen on the day of the march. het gewemel ناشِط، مَلِيء بِ، زَاخِر оживен oživený, plný myldre; vrimle wimmelnd (von) γεμάτος (ζωή) animado, activo kihav پر جنب و جوش kuhista grouillant de נִמְרָץ, תוֹסֵס फुर्तीला vrvjeti élénk ramai iðandi, morandi brulicante 活発な 활기찬 knibždėte knibždantis rosības pilns meriah wemelend yrende full av, som kryr av pełny cheio plin de изобилующий plný (čoho) mrgoleč uzavreo full มีชีวิตชีวา hareketli 熱鬧的 такий, що кишить سرگرم sinh động 热闹的

alive to

aware of He was alive to the dangers of the situation. was bewus van واعِ، مُدْرِك съзнаващ vědomý si klar over sich bewußt με πλήρη συναίσθηση consciente teadlik مطلع tietoinen conscient de עֵר ל- अवगत biti svjestan tudatában vminek menyadari vakandi fyrir conscio di 敏感な ...을 감지하여 (aiškiai) suprantantis saprotošs; apzinošs sedar zich bewust van klar over świadomy consciente conştient de осознающий vedomý si svest si svestan medveten om ตระหนักรู้ farkında, haberdar 覺察到 усвідомлюючий آگاہ nhận thức 觉察到