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brought to life

brought to life is the simple past and past participle 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 brought to life

What is brought to life the simple past and past participle of?
Brought to life is the simple past and past participle of bring to life.

Words near brought to life in the dictionary

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

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