revive

«revive» in Mova's school dictionary: to make them conscious or alive again after fainting or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (revive, revives, revived, reviving)

meaning for a pupil

1) To revive someone is to make them conscious or alive again after fainting or nearly dying. tree →

2) To revive something is to make it strong, popular or active again. tree →

3) To revive is to feel fresh and full of energy again. tree →

sense in the lessons

In first aid lessons, people are revived with CPR. In history and stories, old customs and fashions are revived. Flowers revive in water. Phrases: «revive a tradition», «try to revive», «revived interest».

examples

• The lifeguard revived the swimmer on the beach. tree →
• The wilting flowers revived when we put them in water. tree →
• A cup of tea will revive you. tree →
• The town revived an old festival. tree →
• The film revived interest in pirates. tree →
• Paramedics worked hard to revive him. tree →
• The scene of past sufferings revives painful memories. tree →

note

Noun: revival. Drop the e before -ing: reviving. In first aid, call for help first; reviving someone is the job of trained people and CPR.

In the corpora

• And the LORD hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back into him, and he revived.
• The humble shall see it, and be glad; ye that seek after God, let your heart revive.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «revive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.