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English verb: come along | |||
| 1. | come along (change) come into being or existence, or appear on the scene | ||
| Samples | Then the computer came along and changed our lives. Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago. | ||
| Synonyms | appear | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fulminate, gleam, occur | ||
| Antonyms | disappear, vanish | ||
| 2. | come along (change) develop in a positive way | ||
| Samples | He progressed well in school. My plants are coming along. Plans are shaping up. | ||
| Synonyms | advance, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | develop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | climb, leapfrog | ||
| Antonyms | retrogress, regress, retrograde | ||
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