alive

Everyday

1. Alive means living, not dead. tree →
2. Alive means full of energy, activity or life. tree →
3. Alive can mean still existing or working, like a hope or a tradition. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons pupils sort things into alive, dead and never alive; living things move, grow, breathe, feed, sense and reproduce. In stories a town «comes alive» at night and a character is happy to be alive. Phrases: come alive, keep alive, stay alive, alive and well, alive with (full of).

Examples

• Is the fish still alive? tree →
• Plants are alive, but rocks are not. tree →
• We were lucky to be alive after the storm. tree →
• The street comes alive at night. tree →
• The pond was alive with frogs. tree →
• Water keeps plants alive. tree →
• The old tradition is still alive. tree →
• My great-grandma is still alive and well. tree →
• 'So you are alive after all! tree →

Note

Used after a verb, not before a noun: «the fish is alive», but «a live fish» or «a living fish», not «an alive fish». Opposite: dead. Science trap: things like fire move and grow but are not alive; seeds look dead but are alive.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Tradition values life above almost all else. The Torah says to "choose life," and saving a life overrides most commands. In the primary lessons: In science lessons pupils sort things into alive, dead and never alive; living things move, grow, breathe, feed, sense and reproduce. In stories a town «comes alive» at night and a character is happy to be alive. Phrases: come alive, keep alive, stay alive, alive and well, alive with (full of).

Examples

• And Moses said unto them: 'Have ye saved all the women alive? (Torah NUM.31.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. (Torah NUM.31.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. (Torah DEU.4.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. (Prophets JOS.8.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. (Writings PSA.33.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; (Writings PSA.124.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Used after a verb, not before a noun: «the fish is alive», but «a live fish» or «a living fish», not «an alive fish». Opposite: dead. Science trap: things like fire move and grow but are not alive; seeds look dead but are alive.