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came alive

came alive is the simple past of come alive.

Meaning of come alive

Verb

come alive (third-person singular simple present comes alive, present participle coming alive, simple past came alive, past participle come alive)

  1. (idiomatic) to become responsive and animated.
    • Southgate's faith was rewarded when Kane got off the mark with England's crucial second in the 2-0 win over Germany. It was the catalyst for the real Kane to come alive in the tournament - and he punished Ukraine in trademark style.2021 July 3, Phil McNulty, “Ukraine 0-4 England”, in BBC Sport

Questions about came alive

What is came alive the simple past of?
Came alive is the simple past of come alive.

Words near came alive in the dictionary

  1. came a long way
  2. came about
  3. came across
  4. came across with
  5. came after
  6. came alive
  7. came aloft
  8. came along
  9. came and went
  10. came apart
  11. came apart at the seams

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