alive
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The meaning (definition) of the word alive
living and able to grow, move, or breathe
The word alive used in a sentence
“The plant is alive, and it grew a new leaf.”
How the word alive is said around the world
| French | vivant (vee-VAHN) |
| Spanish | vivo (BEE-boh) |
| Mandarin | 活着 (hwaw juh) |
| Hindi | ज़िंदा (ZIN-dah) |
| Arabic | حَيّ (hai) |
| Russian | живой (zhi-VOY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | vivo (VEE-voo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | vivo (VEE-voo) |
| Japanese | いきている (ee-kee-TEH ee-ruu) |
| German | lebendig (lay-BEN-dikh) |
| Urdu | زندہ (ZIN-dah) |
| Punjabi | ਜਿਉਂਦਾ (jee-OON-dah) |
| Korean | 살아 있는 (SAH-rah een-nuhn) |
| Hebrew | חַי (khy) |
| Greek | ζωντανός (zohn-dah-NOS) |
| Dutch | levend (LAY-vunt) |
| Tagalog | buhay (boo-HIGH) |
| Vietnamese | còn sống (kawn SONG) |
| Turkish | canlı (jahn-LUH) |
| Persian | زنده (zen-DEH) |
| Polish | żywy (ZHIH-vih) |
| Ukrainian | живий (zhih-VIY) |
| Bengali | জীবিত (JEE-bit) |
| Swedish | levande (LAY-vahn-deh) |
| Italian | vivo (VEE-voh) |
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