English verb: come back | |||
1. | come back (change) be restored | ||
Samples | Her old vigor returned. | ||
Synonyms | return | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | re-emerge, reappear | ||
2. | come back (communication) go back to something earlier | ||
Samples | This harks back to a previous remark of his. | ||
Synonyms | hark back, recall, return | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | denote, refer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | go back, recur | ||
3. | come back (motion) even the score, in sports | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | catch up | ||
4. | come back (communication) answer back | ||
Synonyms | rejoin, repay, retort, return, riposte | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | answer, reply, respond | ||