aliveadj/əˈlaɪv/

• 1

  Having life; living; not dead.

  • As long as the plant is alive, he will continue to water it.
  • I am hee that liueth, and was dead : and behold, I am aliue foꝛ euermoꝛe,Amen,and haue the keyes of hell and of death.
• 2

  In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.

  • to keep the fire alive
  • to keep the affections alive
• 3

  Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.

  • Although quite dull during the day, the main street comes alive at night, with many bars and clubs opening.
  • First a solitary blackbird started up, and soon the whole forest was alive with birdsong.
• 4

  Carrying electrical current; energized.

  • DANGER: OVERHEAD CATENARY—WIRE IS ALIVE
• 5

  Aware of; sensitive to.

  • We are alive to the ongoing potential for terrorist attacks.
  • We may be sure that the Church would be alive to the dangers of allowing the plays to be performed outside the sacred edifice.
• 6

  Sprightly; lively; brisk.

  • Smouch, requesting Mr. Pickwick in a surly manner ‘to be as alive as he could, for it was a busy time,’ drew up a chair by the door and sat there, until he had finished dressing.
  • Liverpool’s equaliser came within four minutes. James Milner swung the ball over from a corner on the right and Sadio Mané, Liverpool’s most dangerous player, was alive in the six-yard area.
• 7

  Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.

  • Though tremblingly alive to Nature's laws, Yet ever firm to Honour's sacred cause
  • This was a reproach to John, and a slur upon the dog; and both were alive to their misfortune.
• 8

  Out of all living creatures.

  • The Whitest Boy Alive
  • The Earl of Northumberland 'was the proudest man alive' and 'was in all his deportment a very great man.