come to life

1. 1.

   be born or come into existence

   “All these flowers come to life when the rains come”

   Synonymscome into being

   Broaderbe born
2. 2.

   be lifelike, as of a painting

   “If you look at it long enough, this portrait comes to life!”

   Broaderresemble

Questions about come to life

What does come to life mean?

come to life means "be born or come into existence". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for come to life?

Close synonyms include come into being. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is come to life a common word?

come to life is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.