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astir definition

astir


 
  Overview  of  adj  astir 
 
  The  adj  astir  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  astir,  up  --  (out  of  bed;  "are  they  astir  yet?";  "up  by  seven  each  morning") 
  2.  about  astir  --  (on  the  move  "up  and  about";  "the  whole  town  was  astir  over  the  incident") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  astir 
 
  2  senses  of  astir 
 
  Sense  1 
  astir(prenominal),  up(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  awake)  ->  asleep 
 
  Sense  2 
  about(prenominal),  astir(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  active)  ->  inactive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  astir 
 
  2  senses  of  astir 
 
  Sense  1 
  astir(prenominal),  up(prenominal) 
  =>  awake(prenominal)  (vs.  asleep) 
 
  Sense  2 
  about(prenominal),  astir(prenominal) 
  =>  active  (vs.  inactive) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  astir 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  astir 
 
  astir  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  astir 
  astir 
 
  Overview  of  adj  astir 
 
  The  adj  astir  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  astir,  up  --  (out  of  bed;  "are  they  astir  yet?";  "up  by  seven  each  morning") 
  2.  about  astir  --  (on  the  move  "up  and  about";  "the  whole  town  was  astir  over  the  incident") 



astir definition