to come past

  • 61past — 1 adjective 1 PREVIOUS (only before noun) done, used, or experienced before now: Judging by her past performance, I d say Rowena should do very well. | From past experience she knew not to ask him where he d been. | Study some past exam papers to …

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  • 62come*/*/*/ — [kʌm] (past tense came [keɪm] ; past participle come) verb 1) to move to the place where the person who is speaking is, or to the place that they are going, or to the place that they are talking about Billy, I want you to come here at once![/ex]… …

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  • 63come out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come out : present tense I/you/we/they come out he/she/it comes out present participle coming out past tense came out past participle come out 1) if something comes out, it becomes known He said it ll all… …

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  • 64come forward — verb make oneself visible; take action (Freq. 1) Young people should step to the fore and help their peers • Syn: ↑come to the fore, ↑step forward, ↑step up, ↑step to the fore, ↑come out …

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  • 65come off — phrasal verb Word forms come off : present tense I/you/we/they come off he/she/it comes off present participle coming off past tense came off past participle come off 1) come off something [intransitive/transitive] to fall off something that you… …

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  • 66come round — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come round : present tense I/you/we/they come round he/she/it comes round present participle coming round past tense came round past participle come round British 1) come round or come around if a regular… …

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  • 67come to — phrasal verb Word forms come to : present tense I/you/we/they come to he/she/it comes to present participle coming to past tense came to past participle come to 1) come to someone [transitive] if something comes to you, you think of it or… …

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  • 68come down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come down : present tense I/you/we/they come down he/she/it comes down present participle coming down past tense came down past participle come down 1) to move down to the ground or to a lower level He was… …

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  • 69come in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms come in : present tense I/you/we/they come in he/she/it comes in present participle coming in past tense came in past participle come in 1) to enter a room, building, or other place Come in and sit down. 2)… …

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  • 70come over — phrasal verb Word forms come over : present tense I/you/we/they come over he/she/it comes over present participle coming over past tense came over past participle come over 1) come over someone [transitive] if a feeling comes over you, it… …

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