Meaning
to liven up, revive
- to rekindle, restore brightness or energy to something (e.g. colors, fire, interest)
- to cheer up or animate a conversation or mood
In a sentence
Un po' di musica potrebbe ravvivare questa serata noiosa.
A bit of music could liven up this dull evening.
Ha aggiunto qualche cuscino colorato per ravvivare il soggiorno.
She added a few colorful cushions to brighten up the living room.
Le sue battute hanno ravvivato immediatamente l'atmosfera tesa.
His jokes immediately enlivened the tense atmosphere.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ravvivare | infinitive |
| ravvivo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ravvivi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ravviva | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ravviviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ravvivate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvivano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvivavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ravvivavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvivava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvivavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ravvivavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvivavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvivai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ravvivasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvivò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvivammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ravvivaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvivarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ravviverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ravviverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ravviverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ravviveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ravviverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ravviveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ravvivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvivi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ravviviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ravviviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvivino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvivassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ravvivassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvivasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvivassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ravvivaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvivassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ravviverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ravviveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ravviverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ravviveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ravvivereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ravviverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ravviva | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ravviviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ravvivate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvivando | gerund |
| ravvivato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere'. Can be used physically ('ravvivare il fuoco') or figuratively ('ravvivare la conversazione').