ожи́ть

uncommon #9500

verbperfective imperfective is ожива́ть

1.
to come back to life, to revive, to return to life
Останови́вшееся се́рдце ожи́ло.
The stopped heart came back to life.
2.
to come alive, to liven up, to become animated, to spring back to life
Весной лес ожи́л.
The forest came alive in spring.
Figurative: of nature in spring, a town, someone's face, old memories.

Examples

Цветы́ ожи́ли после дождя́.
The flowers revived after the rain.
Потом глаза ку́клы засия́ли, как две звезды́, и она ожила́.
Then the doll's eyes began to shine like two stars and it became alive.
После вселения жильцов дом ожил.
After the tenants moved in, the building came to life.
А потом глаза ку́клы засия́ли, как светлячки́, и внезапно она ожила́.
Then the doll's eyes began to shine like fireflies, and suddenly it became alive.
Зал, умолкнувший после речи, медленно ожил.
The hall, which had fallen silent after the speech, slowly came back to life.
После поливки цветы сразу ожили.
After being watered, the flowers immediately perked up.
Город, воскрешаемый из руин, снова ожил.
The city, being rebuilt from the ruins, came to life again.
Растревоженный муравейник ожил за считанные секунды.
The disturbed anthill sprang to life within seconds.

Imperative
ты	оживи́
вы	оживи́те

Active present	-
Active past	ожи́вший	revived, come to life, reanimated
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	ожи́в оживши	while doing (past)