come alive

come a·live

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uh-lahyv]
- /kʌm əˈlaɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uh-lahyv]
- /kʌm əˈlaɪv/

Definitions of come alive words

phrase come alive If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive. 3
noun come alive to become excited, enthusiastic, etc. 3
noun come alive to become exciting, interesting, etc. 3
intransitive verb+adjective come alive become lively 1
intransitive verb+adjective come alive fiction: seem real 1

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Parts of speech for Come alive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Come alive

come alive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

come alive usage trend in Literature

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