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bringing to life

bringing to life is the present participle and gerund of bring to life.

Meaning of bring to life

Verb

bring to life (third-person singular simple present brings to life, present participle bringing to life, simple past and past participle brought to life)

  1. To cause to regain consciousness, or return as if from death.
  2. To make active, lively, or interesting.
    • "Reet. Wot fort do? I'm off wom.". No, we're not speaking a foreign language, although the bulk of readers could be forgiven for thinking so. Rather, for those in the know, it is of course a typical example of 'Wiganese' dialect, which has been brought to life by an Avanti West Coast-funded mural...2022 January 12, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 948, page 70
    Synonyms:
    liven, invigorate
  3. To cause to be alive or real.
    • The teapot was brought to life in the animated movie.

Questions about bringing to life

What is bringing to life the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing to life is the present participle and gerund of bring to life.

Words near bringing to life in the dictionary

  1. bringing to bear
  2. bringing to bed
  3. bringing to ground
  4. bringing to heel
  5. bringing to justice
  6. bringing to life
  7. bringing to light
  8. bringing to mind
  9. bringing to naught
  10. bringing to nought
  11. bringing to one's knees

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