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come back from the dead

come back from the dead verb: to be revived after dying; to be resurrected.

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.

Forms of come back from the dead

third-person singular presentcomes back from the dead
present participlecoming back from the dead
pastcame back from the dead
past participlecome back from the dead

Questions about come back from the dead

What does come back from the dead mean?
Come back from the dead means to be revived after dying; to be resurrected.
What part of speech is come back from the dead?
Come back from the dead is a verb.
What is the past tense of come back from the dead?
The past tense of come back from the dead is came back from the dead.

Words near come back from the dead in the dictionary

  1. come at me
  2. come away
  3. come away empty
  4. come back
  5. come back from
  6. come back from the dead
  7. come back to bite
  8. come back to haunt
  9. come back to one's senses
  10. come before
  11. come between

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