Liven - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlaɪvn|  American pronunciation of the word liven
Brit.  |ˈlaɪv(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word liven

verb

- make lively (syn: animate, enliven, invigorate)
let's liven up this room a bit

Extra examples

He played some music to liven the atmosphere.

The hotel is situated next to the lively bustling port.

The book offers a lively account of her travels.

Even Paula has shown a lively interest in politics.

Charlie has a very lively imagination (=he often invents stories, descriptions etc that are not true).

The wine has a lively fruity flavour.

When is this party going to liven up? It's very dull.

...resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party...

He had slipped in a few jokes to liven the speech up.

...the sort of innocuous capriccio intended to liven up a stuffy dinner party...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: liven
he/she/it: livens
present participle: livening
past tense: livened
past participle: livened
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