vive

See also: vivé

English

WOTD – 23 November 2015

Etymology

From Latin vivus. Compare French vif. See vivid.

Adjective

vive (comparative more vive, superlative most vive)

1. (obsolete) lively, animated; forcible

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for vive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Esperanto

Adverb

vive

1. in a lively manner
   • 1891, Zamenhof, L. L., La batalo de l'vivo, translation of The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens:

     "Kaj tamen, Grace — fratino mi preskaŭ dirus."
     "Diru ĝin!" ŝi lin vive interrompis. "Mi aŭdas ĝin kun plezuro, neniam nomu min alie."

     "And yet, Grace - I'd almost say 'sister'."
     "Say it!" she interrupted him in a lively way. "I'm pleased to hear it, never call me otherwise."

Related terms

Terms related to vive

• viva (“alive”)

• vivi (“to live”)

• vivo (“life”)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viv/

• Audio (Paris)

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• Homophone: vives

Adjective

vive f sg

1. feminine singular of vif

Verb

vive

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vivre
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vivre
3. first-person singular imperative of vivre

   Vive moi! ― Yay for me!

4. first-person plural imperative of vivre

   Vive nous! ― Yay for us!

5. second-person singular imperative of vivre

   Vive tu! ― Go (you singular)!

6. second-person plural imperative of vivre

   Vive vous! ― Long live (you plural)!

7. third-person singular imperative of vivre

   Vive la France! ― Long live France!

8. third-person plural imperative of vivre

   Vive les femmes! ― Go women! Go girls!

Usage notes

When used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “Vive la France!” it is usually translated by “long live” in English. Cognate to Spanish (and Italian and Portuguese) viva, of identical usage. Note that in modern French "vivent" is no longer used for the third person plural imperative; e.g. Vive les vacances (Yay for vacations)

Antonyms

• à bas

Derived terms

• vive la différence

Noun

vive f (plural vives)

1. any of certain kind of fish, especially the sand tilefish (Malacanthus plumieri) or the Guinean weever (Trachinus armatus) From FishBase

Derived terms

Terms derived from vive

• vive à tête rayonnée
• vive araignée

• vive du Cap Vert
• vive guinéenne

• vive peigne
• vive rayée

Further reading

• “vive” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Verb

vive

1. third-person singular present indicative of vivir
2. second-person singular imperative of vivir

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ive

Verb

vive

1. third-person singular present indicative of vivere

Adjective

vive f pl

1. Feminine plural of adjective vivo.

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Latin

Verb

vīve

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vīvō

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vɨ/

Verb

vive

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of viver
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of viver

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbibe/, [ˈbiβe]

Verb

vive

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of vivir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of vivir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of vivir.