vive

English

Etymology

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Esperanto

Adverb

vive

1. in a lively manner
   • 1891, L. L. Zamenhof, 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

• viva (“alive”)
• vivi (“to live”)
• vivo (“life”)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viv/

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• Homophone: vives

Adjective

vive

1. feminine form of vif

Verb

vive

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

   Vive le roi !

   Long live the king!

Usage notes

Used as a general exclamation of honor, as in “Vive la France!” Usually rendered as “long live”, though used more generally than people, as in the informal English yay, go. Cognate to Spanish (and Italian and Portuguese) viva, of identical usage.

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

• vive à tête rayonnée
• vive araignée
• vive du Cap Vert
• vive guinéenne
• vive peigne
• vive rayée

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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

Verb

vive

1. third-person singular present tense and imperfect of vivere

Adjective

vive f

1. plural form of viva

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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, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of viver
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of viver

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Spanish

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.