revive

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈvaɪv/

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) revive

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) revives

Past tense (ya wuce) revived

Past participle (ya wuce) revived

Present participle (ana cikin yi) reviving

1. To revive is to restore to life. <> rāyā̀, jaddàdā, maido da rai bayan mutuwa.
   • Synonym: resurruct

   a token unto them is the dead earth. we revive it <> kuma aya ce a gare su: ƙasa matacciya, mu rayar da ita --Qur'an 36:33

   revive the economy <> rāyà tattalin arzìkin ƙasā

   the new market has revived the town <> sābuwar kā̀suwâr tā rāyà gàrîn

2. become refreshed <> farfaɗō

   after he drank some water, he revived <> bāyan yā shā ruwā, yā farfaɗō = hankàlinsà yā kōmō

Related words

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