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alive

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈlaɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈlaɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə līv′)

Collocations for "alive"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "alive" in context.

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alive

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. alive and [kicking, healthy]
  2. (wanted) dead or alive
  3. [still, incredibly, miraculously, barely] alive
  4. the [happiest, proudest, most miserable] person alive
  5. (managed to) stay alive
  6. more alive than [most, some, others, all]
  7. feel more alive than ever
  8. I feel alive again!
  9. they're alive!
  10. if [she, your father] were alive today
  11. he was (still) alive when
  12. doesn't deserve to be alive
  13. was alive in the [1900s]
  14. [buried, skinned, burned] them alive
  15. was [buried] alive [by, when]
  16. while they are still alive
  17. the [story, book, character] comes alive
  18. their [hopes, ambitions] were still alive
  19. alive to the [emotions, threat, danger, need, importance]
  20. alive with [activity, music, movement, shoppers, fish]
  21. the [mall, town, place, hall, square, pond] was alive with
'alive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "alive" in the title:

......as when everything seems dead and later proved to be alive. - English Only forum
‘would have still been alive today‘ - English Only forum
100,000 were left alive then? - English Only forum
A day to prick the appetite fully alive - English Only forum
A ridge of lighted heath, alive, glancing, devouring... - English Only forum
a way that was more alive - English Only forum
A word for making alive our traditions - English Only forum
After the earthquake, we felt grateful to be alive. - English Only forum
Ain’t a mouse alive’d pass up bologna - English Only forum
alive - English Only forum
alive (adverbial, compelment) - English Only forum
Alive [football / soccer] - English Only forum
alive [grenade] - English Only forum
alive and not checked by the reason - English Only forum
alive and otherwise - English Only forum
Alive and well - English Only forum
Alive and well/ Safe and sound - English Only forum
alive but past recall - English Only forum
alive in one piece and short - English Only forum
alive or deceased? - English Only forum
alive or lively - English Only forum
Alive to the situation - English Only forum
alive, living, live - English Only forum
Alive, Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care - English Only forum
alive/filled/dripping with the sounds of birds - English Only forum
alive/living - English Only forum
alive/living - English Only forum
all the love he had felt for my mother when she was alive he now lavished upon me. - English Only forum
and that I'm alive at all - English Only forum
Another word for "keep yourself alive" - English Only forum
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