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revive

/rɪˈvaɪv/verb

उच्चारण रिवाइव

होश में आना या लाना; फिर से स्वस्थ या सशक्त होना या करना

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verb
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    [I, T] ~ (sb/sth)

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

    होश में आना या लाना; फिर से स्वस्थ या सशक्त होना या करना

    • The nurse revived the fainting patient.
    • A cup of tea revived me.
    • The paramedic revived the man who had collapsed.
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    • Fresh water revived the dry plants.
    • The business was revived with a new owner.

    Synonyms resuscitate restore refresh

    Opposite weaken exhaust

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    [T] ~ sth

    to bring something back into use or existence

    पुनर्जीवित करना, फिर से चलन में लाना

    • The festival revived old folk songs.
    • Efforts are on to revive the sick mill.
    • The club plans to revive the old annual sports day.
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    • Efforts to revive the dying handloom industry are under way.
    • The director revived a classic play from the nineteen-fifties.

    Synonyms bring back restore rekindle

    Opposite abolish suppress kill off

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revive + person / object

Revive someone means to bring them back to consciousness or strength. Revive something means to bring it back into use.

किसी व्यक्ति को 'revive' करने का अर्थ उसे होश या शक्ति में लाना है। किसी वस्तु को 'revive' करने का अर्थ उसे फिर से चलन में लाना है।

  • The nurse revived the fainted girl with water.
  • The village revived the old fair.

revive (intransitive)

Revive can be intransitive: plants, hopes, trade and people revive on their own when conditions improve.

'Revive' अकर्मक भी हो सकता है: स्थिति सुधरने पर पौधे, आशाएँ, व्यापार और लोग स्वयं पुनर्जीवित हो जाते हैं।

  • The wilted plants revived after the first rain.

revive vs survive

Revive means come back to life or use. Survive means stay alive through danger. The two are not interchangeable.

'Revive' का अर्थ फिर जीवित होना या चलन में आना है। 'Survive' का अर्थ खतरे के बाद भी जीवित रहना है। दोनों एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं आते।

  • The patient survived the surgery and revived slowly.

revival (noun)

The noun is revival: the revival of an old custom, an economic revival, a religious revival.

संज्ञा 'revival' है: the revival of an old custom, an economic revival।

  • There was a revival of interest in khadi.
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revive + noun (economy)

economytradeindustrybusinessmarket

  • The government plans to revive the tourism industry.

revive + noun (tradition)

traditioncustominterestmemoryhope

  • Artists are working to revive the folk art.

revive + person

a patienta fainted manthe teamthe crowdyourself

  • A cup of tea revived the tired travellers.

adverb + revive

slowlyquicklybrieflyfullygradually

  • The market gradually revived after the festival.
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  • Doctors tried to revive the child after the accident.

डॉक्टरों ने दुर्घटना के बाद बच्चे को होश में लाने का प्रयास किया।

  • The old railway line was revived last year.

पुरानी रेल लाइन को पिछले वर्ष फिर से शुरू किया गया।

  • A cold bath revived Radhika after the long journey.

ठंडे स्नान ने लंबी यात्रा के बाद राधिका को तरोताज़ा कर दिया।

  • The film revived my interest in classical music.

फिल्म ने शास्त्रीय संगीत में मेरी रुचि फिर जगा दी।

  • Heavy rain revived the dying crops.

भारी वर्षा ने मुरझाती फसलों को फिर जीवन दे दिया।

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✗ He revived from the accident.

✓ He survived the accident.

To live through danger, use survive; revive means to come back to consciousness or strength.

खतरे से बच निकलने के लिए 'survive' आता है; 'revive' का अर्थ होश या शक्ति वापस पाना है।

✗ The old traditions are revivaling.

✓ The old traditions are being revived.

Revive is a verb; the passive progressive is being revived.

'Revive' क्रिया है; passive continuous रूप 'being revived' है।

✗ She revived back to normal.

✓ She revived.

Revive already includes the idea of coming back, so back is not needed.

'Revive' में पहले से वापसी का भाव है, इसलिए 'back' की आवश्यकता नहीं।

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§Grammar and usage

The noun is revival.

इसका noun revival है।