relive
Americanverb (used with object)
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relives,
present (3rd person singular)
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relived,
past participle, past
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reliving
present participle
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to experience again, as an emotion.
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to live (one's life) again.
verb (used without object)
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relives,
present (3rd person singular)
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relived,
past participle, past
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reliving
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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relivesimple
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relivessimple
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have relivedperfect
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has relivedperfect
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am relivingprogressive
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are relivingprogressive
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is relivingprogressive
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have been relivingperfect progressive
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has been relivingperfect progressive
Past
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relivedsimple
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had relivedperfect
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was relivingprogressive
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were relivingprogressive
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had been relivingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of relive
Example Sentences
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He was already looking forward to the end of his morning meeting so he and other football-loving colleagues could relive the match over another cup of coffee.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
BBC Sport's Fifa World Cup 3D Experience just got even better, with every match played so far now available to relive.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Watch Pixar legend Andrew Stanton relive some of the iconic moments from the 10 animated movies he has written or directed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
A pair of acoustic guitars chimed in, and suddenly we were transported to a fictional Pittsburgh hospital to relive our collective heartbreak over a beloved character’s death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
“No. I knew Haymitch didn’t want to. The same way we didn’t want to relive our own Games. And since we’re all on the same team, I didn’t think it mattered much.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
He relives the disaster for the children and grandchildren of those miners, who visit him to understand their family history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
He relives the period of his boyhood when his abuela was there to greet him after school and impart to him the cultural heritage he was living apart from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
And don’t be surprised if he provides this fan base with a collection of ninth-inning heroics that posterity relives for decades to come.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
She relives part of it, night after night.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Celia pieces together his story from the torments he relives in delirium, between fevers and chills and a painful catarrh.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
“For nearly a decade, Jessica Mann has fought for justice. Over the course of many weeks during three separate trials, she relived unthinkably painful experiences in front of complete strangers,” Bragg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
“Over the course of many weeks during three separate trials, she relived unthinkably painful experiences in front of complete strangers,” said Bragg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Speirs relived his youth in From Merthyr With Love while Jones showed him where she grew up in From Porthcawl With Love.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
This was only Chelsea's third clean sheet in 12 matches and boss Enzo Maresca was relived to emerge unscathed for once.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
He had relived this memory so many times that he could see the inconsistencies of this dream.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
That procedure, they argued, would result in “Christa involuntarily reliving the worst moments of her life, much like traumatized soldiers when they return from a war zone.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
By interrupting the repeated nighttime reliving of trauma, the treatment allowed many of them to sleep more peacefully.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
We used to watch it together and now we’re reliving our nostalgia and childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But it hasn’t stopped her from reliving it all.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Zeitoun spent the day reliving his arrest and the weeks afterward.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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