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come again

come a·gain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhm uh-gen, uh-geyn]
    • /kʌm əˈgɛn, əˈgeɪn/
    • /kʌm əˈɡen/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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Synonyms 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

  • recover — to cover again or anew.
  • resume — a summing up; summary.
  • reappear — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
  • recur — to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
  • triumph — the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.

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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