come up short

come up short

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uhp shawrt]
- /kʌm ʌp ʃɔrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm uhp shawrt]
- /kʌm ʌp ʃɔrt/

Definition of come up short words

noun come up short disappoint 1

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Parts of speech for Come up short

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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come up short popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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 up short

verb come up short

decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
succumb — to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.

All 10 Synonyms of come up short

Antonyms for come up short

verb come up short

ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
go up — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

All 12 Antonyms of come up short

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