come alive
come a·live
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhm uh-lahyv]
- /kʌm əˈlaɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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