Vive

[vi:v]

(-) Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi, long live the king; vive la bagatelle, success to trifles or sport.

(a.) Lively; animated; forcible.

Edited by ELLA

adj. (Bacon) lively forcible.

interj. long live.

Typed by Aileen

When he reached Paris at five in the morning an enormous crowd welcomed him, and the cries of Vive Blériot! Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Vive Bonaparte! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
At last, I struck a sharp stroke on my desk, opened my lips, and let loose this cry:-- Vive l'Angleterre, l'Histoire et les Héros! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
She added, _sotto voce_: Pour assurer votre salut là-haut, on ferait bien de vous br?ler toute vive ici-bas. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
All right, good luck and Vive la France. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Vive la guerre_, said Argyle--_Le voila! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Vive l'Empereur! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Vive les joies et les plaisirs! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Vive la France! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

Edited by Greg