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come·back
/
ˈkʌmˌbæk
/
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[
kuhm
-bak
]
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noun
1.
a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc.:
The ex-champion kept trying to make a comeback.
2.
a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte:
That was a great comeback the comedian made to the hecklers.
3.
Informal.
a basis or cause of complaint:
If you insist on buying these pointed shoes, you'll have no comeback when your toes start to hurt.
Origin:
1815–25;
noun use of verb phrase
come back
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comeback
(ˈkʌmˌbæk)
—
n
1.
a return to a former position, status, etc
2.
a return or response, esp recriminatory
3.
a quick reply; retort
—
vb
4.
to return
5.
to become fashionable again
6.
to reply after a period of consideration:
I'll come back to you on that next week
7.
(
US
), (
Canadian
) to argue back; retort
8.
come back to someone
(of something forgotten) to return to someone's memory
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
comeback
"verbal retort," 1889, from
come
+
back
(-). Meaning "recovery, return to former position or condition after retirement or loss" is attested from 1908, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
People are out of work and they're hurting-wondering what they going to do to
make a
comeback
.
Party leaders will owe her one when she decides to make her political
comeback
.
It seems implausible that the investment bank will make a
comeback
, given the
speed with which it has unravelled.
Yet now both the private partnership and the state-controlled company are
making a
comeback
.
Everyone loves a good
comeback
story, but sometimes a storyline emerges prematurely.
Nuclear power is on the verge of a remarkable
comeback
.
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comeback
.
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