Alive: Definition and part of speech

Alive

  1. a. Of all living (by way of emphasis).
  2. a. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.
  3. a. In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive.
  4. a. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged.
  5. a. Sprightly; lively; brisk.
  6. a. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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