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Come along meaning

Come along is a phrasal verb with 5 meanings. One of them is to show up, pass by, or reach the location.

Past simple
came along
Past participle
come along
-ing form
coming along

What come along means

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To show up, pass by, or reach the location

A taxi came along just as it began to rain.

4 more meanings of come along are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come away, come before, come together.

With along: get along, go along, go along with, play along, tag along, go along to get along.

Common questions

What does come along mean?

It has 5 meanings. One of them is to show up, pass by, or reach the location. The other 4, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of come along?

Came along. The past participle is come along.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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