come back

phraseA22 meaningsNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To come back is to return to the place you left. The same door, the other way.

It differs from go back by point of view, since you come back to where the speaker is and go back to where you were, and that distinction catches learners out constantly. There is a second sense about memory, since something comes back to you when you remember it. The noun comeback means a return to success, and it also means a sharp reply in an argument.

Definitions of come back

1phrasecome backTo return to a place.A2
“Do come back when the shop is open.”
2phraserememberedTo be remembered again.B2
“It will all come back to you once you start.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 1 of A Man Called Ove.

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come back

phraseA22 meaningsNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To come back is to return to the place you left. The same door, the other way.

Definitions of come back

1phrasecome backTo return to a place.A2
“Do come back when the shop is open.”
2phraserememberedTo be remembered again.B2
“It will all come back to you once you start.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 1 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word