look alive

verb

To get busy; start acting or moving.

“Look alive! The boss is coming.”

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look livelyavast [⇒ thesaurus]!beware!blackfriars!cave!cheese it!heads up!hey up!
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Meanings

verblook alive (third-person singular simple present looks alive, present participle looking alive, simple past and past participle looked alive)

present singular third person looks alive · participle present looking alive · participle past looked alive · past looked alive

  1. imperativeTo get busy; start acting or moving.

    They'd better look alive when the boss is passing by.

    Synonyms: look lively

interjection
  1. Heads up! (Look out!)

    Look alive! The boss is coming.

    Synonyms: look lively, avast [⇒ thesaurus]!, beware!, blackfriars!, cave!, cheese it!, heads up!, hey up!

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo get busy; start acting or moving.

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look lively

interjectionHeads up! (Look out!)

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look livelyavast [⇒ thesaurus]!beware!blackfriars!cave!cheese it!heads up!hey up!hist!look alive!look lively!look out!look sharp!mind out!namous!take care!ware!watch it!watch out!
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look lively

Translations

Spanish darse vida, darse vidilla
  • darse vidaTranslations
  • darse vidillaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

look alive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20alive

MLA

“look alive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20alive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look alive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20alive.

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