verb
Meaning 1
To be born.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- It was early spring when my little baby boy came into the world.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
come into the world
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verb
Meaning 2
To come into being; to start to exist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Without adequate sources, we cannot know how this book came into the world.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 出生 (chūshēng) — be born
- Chinese Mandarin: 出世 (chūshì) — be born
- Chinese Mandarin: 降生 (jiàngshēng) — be born
- Dutch: ter wereld komen — be born
- Dutch: geboren worden — be born
- Finnish: tulla maailmaan — be born
- German: zur Welt kommen — be born
- German: auf die Welt kommen — be born
- German: geboren werden — be born
- Italian: venire al mondo — be born
- Persian: به دنیا آمدن (be donyā āmadan) — be born
- Polish: przyjść na świat — be born
- Polish: przychodzić na świat — be born
- Chinese Mandarin: 產生 /产生 (chǎnshēng) — come into being
- Chinese Mandarin: 誕生 /诞生 (dànshēng) — come into being
- Chinese Mandarin: 問世 /问世 (wènshì) — come into being
- Dutch: ontstaan — come into being
- Finnish: saada alkunsa — come into being