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came back from the dead

came back from the dead is the simple past of come back from the dead.

Meaning of come back from the dead

Verb

come back from the dead (third-person singular simple present comes back from the dead, present participle coming back from the dead, simple past came back from the dead, past participle come back from the dead)

  1. (literal) To be revived after dying; to be resurrected.
  2. To return after being presumed dead.
  3. (idiomatic) To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.

Questions about came back from the dead

What is came back from the dead the simple past of?
Came back from the dead is the simple past of come back from the dead.

Words near came back from the dead in the dictionary

  1. came at
  2. came at a cost
  3. came away
  4. came away empty
  5. came back
  6. came back from the dead
  7. came back to bite
  8. came back to haunt
  9. came before
  10. came between
  11. came by

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