{
    "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’."
}