COME BACK definition: 1. to return to a place: 2. If a style or a fashion comes back, it becomes popular again after…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMEBACK is a sharp or witty reply : retort. How to use comeback in a sentence.
Definition of come back phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it. I'll think of his name in a moment when it comes back to me. [VERB PARTICLE + to] When I thought about it, it all came back. [VERB PARTICLE]
First recorded in 1815–25; noun use of verb phrase come back. A comeback is a quick, witty reply. “Your mama” is a lame comeback but a popular one. It's also a return to prominence after a break, like an athlete who retires and then makes a comeback by returning to the sport.
come back (ˈkʌmˌbæk) n. 1. a return to the higher status, prosperity, or success of a former time. 2. a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte. 3. a basis or cause of complaint.
The most common meaning of the phrasal verb come back is to return to a place or situation. It can be used to describe someone returning home, coming back to a previous topic in a conversation, or returning to a previous state or condition.
[~ + back (+ to + object)] to return to a former position, place, or state: Do you have any idea when he'll come back? [no object] to become fashionable or popular again: Short skirts are coming back again.