query | If people or animals are a____, they are not dead .If people or animals are alive, they are not dead . She does not know if he is alive or dead. They kept her alive on a life support machine. |
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word | alive |
full-definition | adjective If people or animals are alive, they are not dead . She does not know if he is alive or dead. They kept her alive on a life support machine. If you say that someone seems alive, you mean that they seem to be very lively and to enjoy everything that they do. Our relationship made me feel more alive. I never expected to feel so alive in my life again. If an activity, organization, or situation is alive, it continues to exist or function . The big factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs. Both communities have a tradition of keeping history alive. If a place is alive with something, there are a lot of people or things there and it seems busy or exciting . The river was alive with birds. The street was alive with the sounds of the soldiers. If you are alive to a situation or problem, you are aware of it and realize how important it is. You must be alive to opportunity! He was alive to what he was doing. |
cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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