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rises from the dead

rises from the dead is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rise from the dead.

Meaning of rise from the dead

Verb

rise from the dead (third-person singular simple present rises from the dead, present participle rising from the dead, simple past rose from the dead, past participle risen from the dead)

  1. To become alive (or undead) after having died.
    • The story of dead Ebola victims rising from the dead, with the first "picture" of one of the zombies that has gone viral, (if it weren't glaringly obvious) is a hoax.2014 October 6, Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, “Ebola 'risen from the dead' zombie story is a complete hoax”, in Independent
  2. (figuratively) To come back into general use after becoming obsolete.

Questions about rises from the dead

What is rises from the dead the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rises from the dead is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rise from the dead.

Words near rises from the dead in the dictionary

  1. riservas
  2. rises
  3. rises above
  4. rises and shines
  5. rises from the ashes
  6. rises from the dead
  7. rises through the ranks
  8. rises to the bait
  9. rises to the challenge
  10. rises to the occasion
  11. rises to the purple

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