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a⋅live

[uh-lahyv]
–adjective
1. having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
2. living (used for emphasis): the proudest man alive.
3. in a state of action; in force or operation; active: to keep hope alive.
4. full of energy and spirit; lively: Grandmother's more alive than most of her contemporaries.
5. having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant: The room was alive with color.
6. Electricity. live 2 (def. 17).
7. alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of: City planners are alive to the necessity of revitalizing deteriorating neighborhoods.
8. alive with, filled with living things; swarming; teeming: The room was alive with mosquitoes.
9. look alive! pay attention! move quickly!: Look alive! We haven't got all day.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE on līfe in life; see a- 1


a⋅live⋅ness, noun


4. active.


1. dead. 3. defunct. 4. lifeless.
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Look alive!

  1. exclam.
    Move faster!; Look and act alert! : There's work to be done! Look alive!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

alive 
c.1200, from O.E. on life "in living." The fuller form on live was still current 17c. Alive and kicking "alert, vigorous," attested from 1859.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: alive
Pronunciation: &-'lIv
Function: adjective
: having life : not dead or inanimate
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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