alive

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʌˈlaɪv/

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Adjective

Positive alive

Comparative more alive

Superlative most alive

1. If someone or something is alive, it is living or it continues to exist. If you are alive you have life.

   The doctors tried to keep her alive, but she died a hour after arriving at the hospital.

Antonyms

• dead