Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To become responsive and animated.

More definitions
  • stop sleeping

Examples

15 sentences
  1. We hope to come back alive.

  2. She came alive after taking a rest.

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  3. No one came back alive from there.

  4. Pictures and strangeness continue to come alive.

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  5. This street will come alive with shoppers on Saturday.

    deAm Samstag wird es auf dieser Straße von Ladenbesuchern nur so wimmeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Forms

comes alive, coming alive, came alive, come alive
Base formcome alive · to come alive
3rd person singularcomes alive
Present participlecoming alive
Past simplecame alive
Past participlecome alive

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome alive
he, she, itcomes alive

Past simpleLesson

all personscame alive

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come alive
he, she, ithas come alive

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come alive

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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