Come Alive (Verb)
Meaning
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The city comes alive after dark with bright lights and loud music.
- As she sipped on the hot coffee, her senses started to come alive.
- He was a quiet man until he stepped onto a stage, where his personality comes alive.
- The empty mansion seemed to come alive as we walked through its grand halls.
- The smell of freshly baked pastries wafting from the oven caused her stomach to come alive.