alive

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Having life; living; not dead.
  2. In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
  3. Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
  4. Carrying electrical current; energized.
  5. Aware of; sensitive to.
  6. Sprightly; lively; brisk.
  7. Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
  8. Out of all living creatures.
  9. Synonym of live

Concepten

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/əˈlaɪv/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English alive, alife, olive, olife, on live, on life, from Old English on līf (“alive”, literally “in life" or "in (the) body”), from on (“on, in”) + līf, dative singular of līf (“life”). In this sense, replaced Old English cwic (whence English quick). Equivalent to a- + life. Compare Dutch in leven (“alive”, literally “in life”), German am Leben (“alive”, literally “at life" or "at living”).

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