revive

🇺🇸 /rɪˈvaɪv/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈvaɪv/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
verb
C1

to become or make someone or something conscious, healthy, or strong again

Doctors tried to revive the patient after his heart stopped.

C1

to start using or doing something again

The town wants to revive the old summer festival.

R

to perform a play or show again after a long time

The theater plans to revive the classic play next season.

translation

v. to become or make someone or something conscious, healthy, or strong again; to start using or doing something again; to perform a play or show again after a long time

Word Forms

3rd Present revives
Past revived
Perfect revived
Progressive reviving