come back
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]come back (third-person singular simple present comes back, present participle coming back, simple past came back, past participle come back)
- (intransitive) To return to a place.
- 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- But he never knew that it really was his own Bunny, come back to look at the child who had first helped him to be Real.
- (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.
- Suddenly it all came back to him, the tea, the petite madeleines, his mother.
- (intransitive) To return to a relationship with a former romantic partner.
- 2009 July 14, Ingrid Michaelson, “Maybe”, in Everybody[1]:
- […] I don't wanna sit on the pavement while you fly / But I will, I will, oh yes I will / 'Cause maybe, in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around / Maybe, in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back […]
- (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.
- Many people counted him out, but he came back better than ever.
- Paisley is coming back this year.
- I'll come back to the harder questions after finishing the rest of the test.
- (intransitive) To retort.
- He came back with one of his snide remarks.
Derived terms
[edit]- comebacker
- comeback (noun)
Translations
[edit](intransitive) To return to a place
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to retort
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to return to a desirable state
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