[əˈlʌɪv], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead
(e.g: hopes of finding anyone still alive were fading)

- alert and active; animated
(e.g: Ken comes alive when he hears his music played)

- aware of and interested in; responsive to
(e.g: she was always alive to new ideas)

- swarming or teeming with
(e.g: in spring those cliffs are alive with auks and gulls)


Phrases:
- alive and kicking
- alive and well

Origin:
Old English on līfe, literally ‘in life’