ALL meanings of come again
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C c - 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
- verb without object come again to move into view; appear. 1
- verb without object come again to extend; reach: The dress comes to her knees. 1
- verb without object come again to take place; occur; happen: Success comes to those who strive. 1
- verb without object come again to occur at a certain point, position, etc.: Tuesday comes after Monday. Her aria comes in the third act. 1
- verb without object come again to be available, produced, offered, etc.: Toothpaste comes in a tube. 1
- verb without object come again to occur to the mind: The idea just came to me. 1
- verb without object come again to befall: They promised no harm would come to us. 1
- verb without object come again to issue; emanate; be derived: Peaches come from trees. Good results do not come from careless work. 1
- verb without object come again to arrive or appear as a result: This comes of carelessness. 1
- verb without object come again to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition: to come into popular use. 1
- verb without object come again to do or manage; fare: She's coming along well with her work. 1
- verb without object come again to enter into being or existence; be born: The baby came at dawn. 1
- verb without object come again to have been a resident or to be a native of (usually followed by from): She comes from Florida. 1
- verb without object come again to become: His shoes came untied. 1
- verb without object come again to seem to become: His fears made the menacing statues come alive. The work will come easy with a little practice. 1
- verb without object come again (used in the imperative to call attention or to express impatience, anger, remonstrance, etc.): Come, that will do! 1
- verb without object come again to germinate, as grain. 1
- verb without object come again Informal. to have an orgasm. 1
- verb with object come again Chiefly British. to do; perform; accomplish. 1
- verb with object come again Informal. to play the part of: to come the grande dame. 1
- noun come again Slang: Vulgar. semen. 1
- idioms come again come and go, to occur briefly or suddenly but never for long; appear and disappear. 1
- idioms come again come down on the side of, to support or favor: I want to come down on the side of truth and justice. 1
- idioms come again come home, Nautical. (of an anchor) to begin to drag. (of an object) to move when hauled upon. 1
- idioms come again come off, Informal. to happen; occur. to reach the end; acquit oneself: to come off with honors. to be given or completed; occur; result: Her speech came off very well. to succeed; be successful: The end of the novel just doesn't come off. 1
- idioms come again come off it, Informal. to stop being wrong, foolish, or pretentious; be truthful or honest: Come off it—we know you're as poor as the rest of us. 1
- idioms come again come to pass, to happen; occur. 1
- idioms come again come what may, no matter what may happen; regardless of any opposition, argument, or consequences: Come what may, he will not change his mind. 1
- idioms come again where one is coming from, Slang. where the source of one's beliefs, attitudes, or feelings lies: It's hard to understand where your friend is coming from when he says such crazy things. 1
- verb come again (Idiomatic) INF Could you repeat that? Repeat that please. a polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said. 0
- verb come again (Idiomatic) Used as a polite farewell to a visitor, inviting a return visit. 0