come back

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm bak]
- /kʌm bæk/
- /kʌm bæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm bak]
- /kʌm bæk/

Definitions of come back words

phrasal verb come back If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it. 3
phrasal verb come back When something comes back, it becomes fashionable again. 3
noun come back to return 3
noun come back to make a comeback 3
verb without object come back to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
verb without object come back to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1

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Origin of come back

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 back

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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come back 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 back

verb come back

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.

All 8 Synonyms of come back

Antonyms for come back

verb come back

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.

All 3 Antonyms of come back

come back

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come back usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for come back

verb come back

Antonyms for come back

verb come back

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