Come-back Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of come back phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

come back

 phrasal verbphrasal verb jump to other resultsPhrasal Verbs

come back

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1. 1to return You came back (= came home) very late last night. The color was coming back to her cheeks. (figurative) The Bruins came back from being two goals down to win 3–2. Thesaurusreturn
   • come back
   • go back
   • get back
   • turn back
   These words all mean to come or go back from one place to another.
   • return to come or go back from one place to another:I waited a long time for him to return. Return is slightly more formal than the other words in this group, and is used more often in writing or formal speech.
   • come back to return Come back is usually used from the point of view of the person or place that someone returns to:Come back and visit again soon!
   • go back to return to the place you recently or originally came from or that you have been to before Go back is usually used from the point of view of the person who is returning:Do you ever want to go back to China?
   • get back to arrive back somewhere, especially at your home or the place where you are staying:What time did you get back last night?
   • turn back to return the way that you came, especially because something stops you from continuing:The weather got so bad that we had to turn back.
   Patterns
   • to return/come back/go back/get back to/from/with something
   • to return/come back/go back/get back/turn back again
   • to return/come back/go back/get back home/to work
   • to return/come back/get back safely

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2. 2to become popular or successful again Long hair for men seems to be coming back in. related noun comeback

come back (at somebody) (with something)

 jump to other resultsto reply to someone angrily or with force She came back at the speaker with some sharp questions. related noun comeback

come back (to somebody)

 jump to other resultsto return to someone's memory It's all coming back to me now. Once you've been in France a few days, your French will come back.See come back in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Other results

All matches

• come back to phrasal verb
• come crawling back (to somebody)
• come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump)

Phrasal verbs

• come back to phrasal verb

Idioms

• come crawling back (to somebody)
• come back/down to earth (with a bang/bump)

Nearby words

• come away phrasal verb
• come away with phrasal verb
• come back phrasal verb
• comeback noun
• come back to phrasal verb