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Latest comment: 3 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic alive to

Alive after the noun?

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Why the alive is always after the noun and not before? Is there any historical reasons?--Xan2 (talk) 08:29, 2 December 2014 (UTC). Maybe it's been used before nouns archaicly. See this. This explains perphaps the reason.Reply

alive to

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Aware of; sensitive to: alive to the moods of others. --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:42, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

alive with filled with; swarming with: The pond was alive with fish. --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:13, 12 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

come alive: 3. to seem believable

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Come alive: 3. To seem believable --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:51, 3 November 2020 (UTC)Reply