revive
Bring back to life or consciousness
To make someone who has stopped breathing or has passed out start breathing and wake up again.
to revive [someone] / to revive [someone] with [treatment]
- Paramedics worked for twenty minutes to revive the cyclist after the crash.
- The lifeguard pulled her from the pool and managed to revive her.
- Doctors were unable to revive the man after his heart stopped.
- Cold water on his face helped revive him after he fainted.
- They used a defibrillator to revive the patient in the ambulance.
- The nurse tried to revive the old man.
- Cold air helped revive the boy after he passed out.
- Firefighters arrived quickly and revived the child.
- The doctor used CPR to revive the woman.
- They could not revive him after the accident.
Give new energy or strength
To make a tired person or thing feel full of energy or life again.
to revive [someone/something] / to revive [someone’s] [spirits/energy]
- A short walk outside was enough to revive my energy after the long meeting.
- The coach’s speech revived the team’s spirits at half-time.
- A strong cup of tea helped revive him after the night shift.
- The cool breeze from the sea revived us after hours in the sun.
- The festival was created to revive the town’s fading community spirit.
- A hot shower can revive you in the morning.
- The teacher told a joke to revive the class.
- Fresh air revived the tired hikers.
- The music at the party revived everyone.
- The good news revived her spirits.
Bring back something that declined
To bring back an activity or thing that was weak, quiet, or not used, and make it strong or popular again.
to revive [something] / to revive [something] in [place/area]
- The government announced new measures to revive the struggling economy.
- The company is trying to revive its old brand with a fresh design.
- Efforts are underway to revive peace talks between the two countries.
- The theater plans to revive the classic musical next year.
- Local leaders are working to revive traditional festivals in the region.
- The city wants to revive the old market.
- They are working hard to revive the local business.
- The school will revive its music club next term.
- The leaders hope to revive the peace talks.
- The town is trying to revive its summer festival.
Become active or strong again
To grow or become strong or popular again after being weak or quiet for some time.
[something] revives / [activity] revives in [place/time]
- After years of recession, the local economy is finally reviving.
- Tourism has revived since the new airport opened.
- Interest in vinyl records has revived among younger listeners.
- The plant looked dead, but it revived once it was watered.
- Traditional crafts are reviving in many rural areas.
- The economy is slowly reviving this year.
- Tourism revived after the war ended.
- The flowers revived after the rain.
- Interest in the project is reviving again.
- The company almost failed, but it is now reviving.
- Base: revive
- 3rd Person Singular: revives
- Present Participle: reviving
- Past: revived
revive interest in
1Make people care again
To make people start to be interested in something again after they stopped caring about it.
- The documentary helped revive interest in the singer’s early work.
- The museum is trying to revive interest in local history among young people.
revive someone’s spirits
1Make someone feel cheerful again
To make a sad or tired person feel happier and more positive again.
- The surprise visit from her friends revived her spirits.
- A small victory in the game helped revive the team’s spirits.
revive talks
1Restart official discussions
To begin formal discussions again, especially between governments or groups, after they were stopped.
- International pressure has helped revive talks between the two sides.
- They hope to revive talks on the trade agreement next month.
revive the economy
1Make the economy strong again
To help a country’s or region’s economy grow again after it has been weak or in trouble.
- The new tax cuts are designed to revive the economy after the crisis.
- Many voters hope the reforms will revive the economy and create more jobs.