to come on
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2.1
- phrasal verb
- /kʌm ɑn/
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- Come on in, Mayor.
- come on stage
He's like when those people come on his show, he's super excited.
- He's like when those people come on his show, he's super excited.
- But my daughter came on my FaceTime and said, I'm proud of your daddy.
- So when they come on live, like what are they coming on to do?
- Diddy came on my radar in February, March of this year.
- A lot of people would get so excited about, you know, maybe like some big pop star coming on.
Examples
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- Oh hi, come on in.
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Just come on in, OK?
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And I heard this song come on and I was like, what is that?
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And then the news came on, and you two were on it.
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Listen, Tony, come on down a minute.
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Now, come on in here.
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The Christmas lights come on, and the crowd breaks into cheers.
Fiction book (1992) -
A talking head comes on and speaks with a British accent.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many consulting editors are completing their terms, and new ones are coming on board.
Academic text (1991) -
When the movie finally came on, everyone in the theater cheered.
Synonyms
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1.4
To be seen or arrive at a place
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1.0
To come into view or become visible
526
2.3
To appear or become visible, for example when the sun shines through clouds
177
2.0
To appear after being lost or when not expected
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3.5
Go to an event, often briefly or in a formal way
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4.9
To arrive somewhere in a way that draws a lot of attention
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4.2
Appear from a place, often suddenly
Antonyms
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The urging sense (e.g., 'Come on, let’s go') is partly derivable from 'come' (move toward) so learners may infer a request to move or hurry, but the exclamatory uses expressing disbelief or irritation ('Oh, come on!') are idiomatic and not directly predictable from the constituents. Because there is a clear link in some uses but other senses are metaphorical and pragmatic, the expression is best classified as partially transparent.
Etymology
Come on comes from the theatre image of a person entering the stage: an actor comes on and appears before the audience. That's why it means 'to appear' or 'make an entrance'.