revive

verb

/rɪˈvaɪv/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they revive	/rɪˈvaɪv/ /rɪˈvaɪv/
he / she / it revives	/rɪˈvaɪvz/ /rɪˈvaɪvz/
past simple revived	/rɪˈvaɪvd/ /rɪˈvaɪvd/
past participle revived	/rɪˈvaɪvd/ /rɪˈvaɪvd/
-ing form reviving	/rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ/ /rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to become, or to make somebody/something become, conscious or healthy and strong again
- The flowers soon revived in water.
- The economy is beginning to revive.
- revive somebody/something The paramedics couldn't revive her.
- This movie is intended to revive her flagging career.
- Attempts to revive him failed.
Extra Examples
- Attempts to revive her failed and she was dead on arrival at the hospital.
- The good harvest helped revive the economic fortunes of the country.
- They revived him with cold water.
- attempts to revive falling sales
- the country's readiness to help revive the economic fortunes of its neighbours
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + revive
- try to
preposition
- with
phrases
- an attempt to revive somebody
- an effort to revive somebody
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[transitive] revive something to make something start being used or done again
- This quaint custom should be revived.
- She has been trying to revive the debate over equal pay.
- The poor trade figures have revived fears of higher interest rates.
Extra Examples
- Banks and businesses are quickly reviving business activities in China.
- They are trying to revive some of the old customs.
- an initiative aimed at reviving talks on the country's political future
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- quickly
- recently
verb + revive
- try to
- help (to)
- help somebody (to)
- …
phrases
- an attempt to revive something
- an effort to revive something
- be aimed at reviving something
- …
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[transitive] revive something to produce again a play, etc. that has not been performed for some time
- This 1930s musical is being revived at the National Theatre.