look alive
look alive · looks alive · looked alive · looking alive
To get busy; start acting or movingTo get busy; start acting or moving.
» Look alive or you'll miss your date!
Mach hin, sonst versäumst du deine Verabredung! — freddy1
freddy1 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(imperative)To get busy; start acting or moving.
They'd better look alive when the boss is passing by.
Examples
4 sentencesLook alive or you'll miss your date!
deMach hin, sonst versäumst du deine Verabredung! — freddy1
It looks like it's alive.
ruПохоже, он жив. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
It looks alive.
As she watched, the birds, especially Chizuko's golden crane, looked alive in a light autumn breeze.
Forms
looks alive, looking alive, looked alive, looked alive| Base form | look alive · to look alive |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | looks alive |
| Present participle | looking alive |
| Past simple | looked alive |
| Past participle | looked alive |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle