Come back - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkəm ˈbæk|
Brit.  |kʌm ˈbæk|

verb

- be restored (syn: return)
- go back to something earlier (syn: hark back, recall, return)
- even the score, in sports
- answer back (syn: rejoin, repay, retort, return, riposte)

Extra examples

Her name will come back (to me) soon.

The thought came back to him of the morning in Paris.

Long skirts are expected to come back next year.

I sent her a letter and a message came back that she was away.

She always comes back at anyone who tries to be polite to her.

I shall speak for twenty minutes and then you can come back at me with your questions.

...she's slowly coming back after being in a coma...

...the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong...

Is the singer expected to come back?

I didn't hear you, could you come back?

Short skirts have come back into fashion.

He can come back to work when he's feeling better, but meanwhile he should be resting as much as possible.

He can come back to work when he's feeling better. Meantime, he should be resting as much as possible.

If you ignore the problem, it will come back to haunt you.

When nightfall came, we were still waiting for the electricity to come back on.

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