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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 | ||
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