relive

verb

re·​live (ˌ)rē-ˈliv 

relived; reliving; relives

intransitive verb

: to live again

transitive verb

: to live over again

especially : to experience again in the imagination

Examples of relive in a Sentence

an athlete trying to relive his glory days

He would sometimes relive the battle in his dreams.

Recent Examples on the Web

Millennials are reliving their childhoods by installing rotary landlines. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

The novel is about a lifestyle influencer who’s forced to relive her own day-in-the-life vlog in an infinite time loop. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

In the years since, Lucarelli periodically returned to the game to relive the sight of CC Sabathia — a lefty like Lucarelli — pitching for the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

However, with some current NFL players talking about possibly returning to college for a fifth season, depending on the result of several court cases regarding eligibility, Kotelnicki obviously would love to relive his college days. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1526, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for relive

• argive
• forgive
• ogive
• outlive
• corroborative
• determinative
• germinative
• transformative
• give
• sieve
• resistive

Kids Definition

relive

verb

re·​live (ˈ)rē-ˈliv 

: to live over again

especially : to experience again in the imagination