alive

aliveadjective

1. livingstill having life, rather than having died

   predicative only [pred] comparative with more [more]

   • Is the plant still alive?
   • They found the survivors alive.
   • Doctors kept him alive with the machine.
   • Nobody expected him to come out of the crash alive.

   Collocations

   phrase stay alive, keep someone alive, come out alive

   adverb + adjective barely alive

2. still importantcontinuing to exist, be active, or have importance

   predicative only [pred] comparative with more [more]

   • The old traditions are still alive in the village.
   • Keep the dream alive.
   • Their memory stays alive through the stories people tell.
   • Interest in the project is very much alive.

   Collocations

   phrase keep something alive, stay alive