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relive Definition

re·live (rē liv)

transitive verb -·lived, -·liv·ing

to experience again (a past event) as in the imagination

relive Usage Examples

Object

  • nightmare: And large numbers, far more than is generally realized, relive the nightmare for the rest of their lives.
  • memory: Kids can relive the memories of early settlers of this castle.
  • glory: It was great fun to play the gigs but at the same time there was no point in just reliving past glories.
  • trauma: Neither of us wanted to relive that trauma, Teal'c.
  • excitement: How would you like to relive the excitement of the greatest ever soccer matches?
  • moment: There has never been a better time to relive these classic moments from movie history in the comfort of your own home.

Preposition: on

  • video: The crowd was relaxed, old friends arrived, caipirinhas were consumed, and some great LSS moments were relived on video.

Modifying Another Word

  • now: You can now relive some of his greatest quotes on his fan site.
  • only: My father, it turned out, was only reliving his own parents marriage.
  • also: Over dinner everybody talked a lot about their current jobs, life, also relived their memories of the fantastic time in Leeds.
  • not: Can you not relive the moments you responded most keenly to beauty?
  • again: This sad day comes with tears and pain, As the day you left us is relived again.
  • often: Sufferers often relive their traumatic experience through nightmares and flashbacks.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • over: Reliving the same experience over and over, knowing what is likely to happen next yet powerless to influence the outcome.

Used with why or when

  • what: I have to relive what it's about for 45 mins a night.
  • when: He quickly checks to see if Mrs Pinner is around and is relived when she isn't.

Infinitive complement

  • find: We return to the lodge and I am extremely relived to find all my laundry still hanging there - and dry!

Present participle complement

  • call: All our former Student Callers will get the chance to relive calling memories, catch up with old friends ( and some calling legends!

Preposition: of

  • trauma: To date one of the most effective treatments for PTSD has been imaginal exposure, or reliving of the trauma.
  • event: The festival of Pesach is a reliving of the events of the exodus story.