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to come back
01
to return to a previous state or condition, often after a period of decline or loss
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
back
Base verb
come
Present tense
come back
3rd person singular
comes back
Present participle
coming back
Past simple
came back
Past participle
come back
Examples
After a tough season, the team managed to come back stronger than ever.
02
to return to a person or place
Intransitive: to come back | to come back somewhere | to come back point in time
Examples
I will come back home after I finish my work at the office.
03
to resume an activity or state
Intransitive
Examples
After taking a break, I felt refreshed and ready to come back to work.
04
to reply to someone, especially in a confrontational or argumentative manner
Intransitive: to come back | to come back with a remark
Examples
When I confronted him about his behavior, he came back with a defensive response.
05
to recover or regain something that was lost or forgotten, such as a memory or feeling
Intransitive
Examples
After years of therapy, she was able to come back and recall the traumatic event that she had repressed.
06
to return to a subject, idea, or topic after briefly moving away from it
Examples
We can come back to this point after we address other concerns.
