Meaning of come to life | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To become alive, to be given life; to be brought into existence.
   idiomatic, intransitive
2. To appear as if alive.
   idiomatic, intransitive
3. To start to become energetic.
   idiomatic, intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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