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動詞

come back (三人称単数 現在形 comes back, 現在分詞 coming back, 過去形 came back, 過去分詞 come back)

1. (intransitive) To return to a place.
   • 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit:

     But he never knew that it really was his own Bunny, come back to look at the child who had first helped him to be Real.

2. (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.

   Suddenly it all came back to him, the tea, the petite madeleines, his mother.

3. (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.

   Many people counted him out, but he came back better than ever.

   Paisley is coming back this year.

4. (intransitive) To retort.

   He came back with one of his snide remarks.

関連する語

• comeback

参考

• go back

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌmbæk/

名詞

comeback (複数形 comebacks)

1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.

   That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

   • 2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com‎^[1]:

     According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale comeback! It will be the girls' first Korean comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy."

2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

   Synonyms: rejoinder, retort

   I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

3. (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
   • 2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC‎^[2]:

     Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.

使用する際の注意点

In sense “reply”, more casual than retort or the somewhat formal rejoinder.

派生語

• comeback kid
• comeback money
• comeback sauce

関連する語

• come back

派生した語

動詞

comeback

1. Misspelling of come back.