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brings to life

brings to life is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 brings to life

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Brings to life is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring to life.

Words near brings to life in the dictionary

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

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