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{
"term": "alive",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "living; not dead",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Are your grandparents **still alive**?"
},
{
"text": "Doctors managed to **keep** the baby **alive**."
},
{
"text": "She had to steal food just to **stay alive**."
},
{
"text": "He was **buried alive** in the earthquake."
},
{
"text": "The police are desperate to catch this man **dead or alive**."
},
{
"text": "We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
},
{
"text": "Five people were found alive in the wreckage."
},
{
"text": "For four days he seemed barely alive."
},
{
"text": "He considered himself lucky to escape alive."
},
{
"text": "Poor child, she looks more dead than alive."
},
{
"text": "They had little chance of returning alive."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "remain"],
"adverb": ["very much", "barely", "only half"],
"phrases": ["alive and kicking", "alive and well", "dead or alive"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "full of emotion, excitement, activity, etc.",
"sensetop": "alive (with something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Ed was alive with happiness."
},
{
"text": "Her eyes were alive with interest."
},
{
"text": "His eyes were suddenly alive with excitement."
},
{
"text": "The hall was alive with the sound of voices."
},
{
"text": "I feel really alive in the country!"
},
{
"text": "She realized that she had only been half alive for the last four years."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
"adverb": ["really", "truly", "very"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "continuing to exist",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **keep** a tradition **alive**"
},
{
"text": "Money from charities is keeping the theatre alive."
},
{
"text": "The issue remains alive in the public consciousness."
},
{
"text": "The old customs are still very much alive in this region."
},
{
"text": "The art of debate is alive and well in our schools."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "remain", "keep something"],
"adverb": ["very much"],
"phrases": ["alive and well"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "full of living or moving things",
"sensetop": "alive with something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The pool was alive with goldfish."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
"adverb": ["really", "truly", "very"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "aware of something; knowing something exists and is important",
"sensetop": "alive to something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to be alive to the dangers/facts/possibilities"
},
{
"text": "The government should be alive to the problems faced by industry."
},
{
"text": "We're all alive to the dangers of an over-centralized state."
},
{
"text": "They are alive to the fact that the opposing team has not lost a game this season."
},
{
"text": "He is very much alive to new ideas."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
"adverb": ["very much"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very active, healthy or popular",
"examples": [
{
"text": "My mother is still alive and kicking."
}
],
"topics": ["Health and Fitness"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "still living and not injured or harmed",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The missing student was found alive and well in Newcastle."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "still popular or successful",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Singapore's literary scene is alive and well."
},
{
"text": "Contrary to popular belief, the tourism industry is alive and well in this part of the world."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make something interesting",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The pictures bring the book alive."
},
{
"text": "The teacher brought history alive with fascinating stories."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to become interesting and exciting",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The game came alive in the second half."
},
{
"text": "New political issues suddenly came alive after the election."
}
],
"synonyms": "come to life",
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to become busy and full of activity",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The city starts to come alive after dark."
},
{
"text": "The fishing villages come alive in spring."
}
],
"synonyms": "come to life"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to show interest in something and become excited about it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She came alive as she talked about her job."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to criticize or punish somebody severely because you are extremely angry with them",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He’ll eat you alive if he ever finds out."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to defeat somebody completely in an argument, a competition, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The defence lawyers are going to eat you alive tomorrow."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to bite somebody many times",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪv/",
"audio": "al/alive/alive__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪv/",
"audio": "al/alive/alive__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English on līfe, literally ‘in life’."
}