to come
- verb
- /kʌm/
- Yo, we came a long way from selling duct tape.
- come a long way
- progress came
And once you help, technology has come leaps and bounds.
- And once you help, technology has come leaps and bounds.
- I'm a national pageant title holder and came top five in the world.
- After all years of all this, you've come comfortable being uncomfortable.
- So the scientists come extremely far in this.
Examples
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I feel like it's really coming into its own these days.
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-We've come a long way.
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For a long time, I tried to come up with an interesting idea.
Academic text (2013) -
So the scientists come extremely far in this.
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He's really coming along, that guy.
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How's it coming along so far?
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He seems to have come through them all with flying colors.
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You come up with some pretty impressive inventions, Tony.
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Well, gentlemen, good luck, and I'm sure you'll come through as you always do.
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After practicing regularly for several months, she has really come a long way in her dance skills.
Synonyms
Progress or get along in a situation
To get through a hard time and be okay
To get better or improve over time
Start to get better
To do well or badly in a situation
To get better or fix itself after a time of trouble
Manage or do well in a situation
To manage or get by during a difficult time
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Start thinking and acting in a sensible way again after being foolish or upset
- Informal
To be a normal and unavoidable part of a job or situation
- Informal
Reach a point where the result is not decided until the last moment
- Informal
To become more confident and willing to talk to other people
- Informal
A warning that bad behavior on a work trip can lead to punishment at work when you return
- Informal
To tell other people that you practice witchcraft or Pagan beliefs after keeping it secret
- Informal
Things that rise will later fall, for example prices or fortunes
Phrasal Verbs
A thing included with a product as a usual extra, for example a charger with a phone
A result that happens because of something, for example more work after a promotion
Compounds
- Informal
A time when someone faces a hard truth and decides to change what they do
How Well
Surface Forms
Etymology
Come in expressions like come along keeps the idea of moving forward, so if someone 'comes along' or 'comes a long way' they are making progress or developing.