Meaning

2 senses

  1. (ambitransitive, dated)To cheer, applaud

  2. (transitive)To subject to an examination of this kind.

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish viva and Italian viva. Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live vo

Borrowed from Spanish viva and Italian viva.

Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live voice”

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Forms

vivas, vivaing, vivaed, vivaed
Base formviva · to viva
3rd person singularvivas
Present participlevivaing
Past simplevivaed
Past participlevivaed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyviva
he, she, itvivas

Past simpleLesson

all personsvivaed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave vivaed
he, she, ithas vivaed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill viva

Word family

1 related words
Relatedvis viva

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
vitaminB2vitiatevitriolvivaciousvividB1vividlyB1
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