Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come to life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English

Syllables: come -to life
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become alive, to be given life; to be brought into existence.

Intransitive verb

verb

To appear as if alive.

Intransitive verb

verb

To start to become energetic.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"We want to know exactly how the first cells came to life on earth."
"I don't think of Hobbes as a doll that miraculously comes to life when Calvin's around. Neither do I think of Hobbes as the product of Calvin's imagination... Hobbes is more about the subjective nature of reality than about dolls coming to life."
"The CGI-generated characters came to life through an incredible display of a cutting-edge 3D technology."
"It was only after Yakubu sliced another chance into the side netting, a bad miss by the former Everton striker, that Norwich came to life."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

comes to life (present, singular) coming to life (participle, present) came to life (past)

Phrases

toys-to-life

Frequently Paired Words

toys-to-life

Synonyms

come into being

Questions

What does come to life mean?: To become alive, to be given life; to be brought into existence.

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