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- [kuhm uh-gen, uh-geyn]
- /kʌm əˈgɛn, əˈgeɪn/
- /kʌm əˈɡen/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhm uh-gen, uh-geyn]
- /kʌm əˈgɛn, əˈgeɪn/
Definitions of come again words
- convention come again Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said. 3
- noun come again what did you say? 3
- noun come again what did you say? please repeat that! 3
- verb without object come again to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
- verb without object come again to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
- verb without object come again to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1
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Origin of come again
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English comen, Old English cuman; cognate with Dutch komen, German kommen, Gothic qiman, Old Norse koma, Latin venīre (see avenue), Greek baínein (see basis), Sanskrit gácchati (he) goes
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Parts of speech for Come again
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
come again popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for come again
adv come again
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- repeatedly — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- anew — If you do something anew, you do it again, often in a different way from before.
- afresh — If you do something afresh, you do it again in a different way.
- anon — Anon means quite soon.
verb come again
Antonyms for come again
verb come again
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
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