how come

  • 51come — See: chickens come home to roost, cross a bridge before one comes to it, easy come, easy go, first come, first served, get what s coming to one, have it coming, how come also how s come, if worst comes to worst, Johnny come lately, know enough to …

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  • 52come — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. arrive, reach; approach, move toward, near; befall, happen, occur. See arrival, occurrence. Ant., leave, depart. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move toward] Syn. approach, close in, advance, draw near;… …

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  • 53how — [[t]haʊ[/t]] adv. 1) in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the fire start?[/ex] 2) to what extent, degree, etc.?: How difficult was the test?[/ex] 3) in what state or condition?: How is the baby?[/ex] 4) for what reason; why?: How can… …

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  • 54how — {{11}}how (adv.) O.E. hu, from W.Gmc. *hwo (Cf. O.S. hwo, O.Fris., M.Du. hu. Du. hoe, Ger. wie, Goth. hvaiwa how ), from common PIE interrogative pronomial stem *kwo (see WHO (Cf. who)). How come? for why? is recorded from 1848 …

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  • 55how's come — See: HOW COME …

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  • 56how's come — See: HOW COME …

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  • 57how's\ come — See: how come …

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  • 58how so — explain how, how come    When I told him the game was canceled, he said, How so? …

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  • 59how — adv 1.(used interrogatively) in what way, in what manner, by what means, by virtue of what, by what, whereby; to what extent, to what degree; in what state, in what condition, in what shape. 2.(used interrogatively) why, for what reason, Inf. how …

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  • 60Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing — is a Christian hymn written by the 18th century pastor and hymnist Robert Robinson. Robert Robinson penned the words at age 22 in the year 1757[1]. The words of the hymn are in the public domain. In the USA, the hymn is usually set to an American …

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