Alive vs Breathing - What's the difference?
alive | breathing | Related terms |
Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.
In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent
Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged.
Sprightly; lively; brisk.
Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.
As intensifier, of all living.
The act of respiration; a single instance of this.
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
(archaic) Time to recover one's breath; hence, a delay, a spell of time.
* 1599 ,
Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration.
Aspiration; secret prayer.
* Tillotson
Alive is a related term of breathing.
As an adjective alive
is having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.As a verb breathing is
.As a noun breathing is
the act of respiration; a single instance of this.alive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- to keep the fire alive'; to keep the affections ' alive .
- The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. -- .
- Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. -- .
- Northumberland was the proudest man alive . --.
Usage notes
* As intensifier, used colloquially "man alive!", "sakes alive!". * Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies.Antonyms
* deadDerived terms
* alive and kicking * aliveness * Christ alive * dead or alive * eat someone alive * keep hope alive * man alive * snakes aliveAnagrams
*breathing
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- DON PEDRO. Count Claudio, when mean you to go to church?
- CLAUDIO. To-morrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites.
- LEONATO. Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven-night; and a time too brief too, to have all things answer my mind.
- DON PEDRO. Come, you shake the head at so long a breathing ; but, I warrant thee, Claudio, the time shall not go dully by us.
- the breathings of the Holy Spirit
- earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state