"come back from the dead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes back from the dead [present, singular, third-person], coming back from the dead [participle, present], came back from the dead [past], come back from the dead [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> back from the dead|head=come back from the dead}} 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.
    Sense id: en-come_back_from_the_dead-en-verb-BH7uBydm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 17 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 21 37
  2. To return after being presumed dead.
    Sense id: en-come_back_from_the_dead-en-verb-kwavpNN8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 17 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 21 37
  3. (chiefly sports, idiomatic) To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_back_from_the_dead-en-verb-A71MvLJE Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 17 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 21 37 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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