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Come back meaning

Come back is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to return to a location where you were earlier.

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

What come back means

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To return to a location where you were earlier

Please come back before dark.

1 more meaning of come back is in the Retite app, 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 out, come down, come up, come along, come away, come before, come together.

With back: bring back, get back, give back, put back, go back, take back, call back, go back on, go back to, hold back.

Common questions

What does come back mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to return to a location where you were earlier. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of come back?

Came back. The past participle is come back.

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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