astir

/ə'stə:/

Thân thiện

The whole town was astir over the incident.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • In a state of activity, movement, or excitement: Describes a situation where people or things are active, busy, or stirred up.
   • Out of bed and active; awake and moving: Describes a person who is no longer sleeping and is up and about.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The whole town was astir over the incident. (The community was buzzing with activity and talk about the event.)
  • Are they astir yet? I need to speak with them. (Are they awake and moving around yet?)
  • By dawn, the camp was astir with preparations. (By early morning, the camp was active with people making preparations.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be early astir": to rise and become active early in the morning.
  • The farmers are early astir to tend to their fields.
• Describing a place or group as being in a state of commotion or lively activity.
  • The news of the victory left the entire nation astir.

Variants and Related Words

• Stir (verb): To move slightly; to cause to move or be active; to arouse or excite.
  • The wind began to stir the leaves.

Synonyms

• Active: Engaged in action or activity.
• Awake: Not asleep; conscious.
• Bustling: Full of energetic and noisy activity.
• Aflutter: In a state of excited or nervous agitation.

Antonyms

• Asleep: In a state of sleep; inactive.
• Inactive: Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity.
• Still: Not moving or making a sound.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. on the move
   • up and about
   • the whole town was astir over the incident
2. out of bed
   • are they astir yet?
   • up by seven each morning

Từ đồng nghĩa

• about
• astir
• up