come into the world

verb

To be born.

“It was early spring when my little baby boy came into the world.”

Meanings

verbcome into the world (third-person singular simple present comes into the world, present participle coming into the world, simple past came into the world, past participle come into the world)

present singular third person comes into the world · participle present coming into the world · past came into the world

  1. idiomaticTo be born.

    It was early spring when my little baby boy came into the world.

  2. idiomaticTo come into being; to start to exist.

    Without adequate sources, we cannot know how this book came into the world.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 出生, 出世
  • 出生 (chūshēng)be born
  • 出世 (chūshì)be born
  • 降生 (jiàngshēng)be born
  • 產生 /产生 (chǎnshēng)come into being
  • 誕生 /诞生 (dànshēng)come into being
  • 問世 /问世 (wènshì)come into being
Dutch ter wereld komen, geboren worden
  • ter wereld komenbe born
  • geboren wordenbe born
  • ontstaancome into being
Finnish tulla maailmaan, saada alkunsa
  • tulla maailmaanbe born
  • saada alkunsacome into being
German zur Welt kommen, auf die Welt kommen
  • zur Welt kommenbe born
  • auf die Welt kommenbe born
  • geboren werdenbe born
Italian venire al mondo
  • venire al mondobe born
Persian به دنیا آمدن
  • به دنیا آمدن (be donyā āmadan)be born
Polish przyjść na świat, przychodzić na świat
  • przyjść na światbe born
  • przychodzić na światbe born
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APA

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MLA

“come into the world.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20into%20the%20world. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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