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  • 111come — [[t]kʌm[/t]] v. came, come, com•ing, n. 1) to approach or move toward someone or something: Come a little closer[/ex] 2) to arrive by movement or progression: The train is coming[/ex] 3) to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.:… …

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  • 112come*/*/*/ — [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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  • 113come clean — (informal) TELL THE TRUTH, tell all, make a clean breast of it; confess, own up, admit guilt, admit to one s crimes/sins; informal fess up. → clean * * * phrasal slang : to tell the whole story …

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  • 114come at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come at : present tense I/you/we/they come at he/she/it comes at present participle coming at past tense came at past participle come at 1) come at or come for come at/for someone to suddenly move towards… …

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  • 115come out — 1) PHRASAL VERB When a new product such as a book or record comes out, it becomes available to the public. [V P] The book comes out this week... [V P] Christian Slater has a new movie coming out next month in which he plays a vigilante. 2)… …

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  • 116come back to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come back to : present tense I/you/we/they come back to he/she/it comes back to present participle coming back to past tense came back to past participle come back to come back to something to deal again with… …

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  • 117come 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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  • 118come for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come for : present tense I/you/we/they come for he/she/it comes for present participle coming for past tense came for past participle come for 1) a) come for someone/something to come to a place so that you… …

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  • 119come out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come out of : present tense I/you/we/they come out of he/she/it comes out of present participle coming out of past tense came out of past participle come out of 1) come out of something to be the result of… …

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  • 120come home — verb become clear or enter one s consciousness or emotions (Freq. 1) It dawned on him that she had betrayed him she was penetrated with sorrow • Syn: ↑click, ↑get through, ↑dawn, ↑get across, ↑si …

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