came
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/ˈkeɪ̯m/
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/ˈkeɪ̯m/ · [ˈkʰeɪ̯m] · /ˈkeːm/ · [ˈkʰeːm] · /ˈkæ̝ɪ̯m/ · [ˈkʰæ̝ɪ̯m]
Definition of came
7 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (form-of, past)simple past of come
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verb
- (form-of, past)simple past of come
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(colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past)past participle of come
“With that army the British army, in the course of its operations, must have came in contact; and, if that were likely, (may rather if it was impossible to avoid it.) I will ask, whether, under all the circumstances of Europe[…]”
“Thailand's expansion of access to secondary and tertiary education is unlikely to have came at the expense of quality. International achievement test^([sic]) show Thai students consistently outperforming not just Indonesia, whose per capita national income is less than half of Thailand's[…]”
“I don't know why her ass couldn't have just waited until I had got ready so we could have came together. It's bad enough I even have to be in this mothafucka.”
- (form-of, past)simple past of cum
prep
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Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
“Came Christmas by which, at the outset, everybody knew it would be over, and it was not over. Came June, 1915, concerning which, at the outset, he had joined with Mr. Fortune, Twyning and Harold in laughter at his own grotesque idea of the war lasting to the dramatic effect of a culminating battle on the centenary of Waterloo, and the war had lasted, and was still lasting.”
noun
- A grooved strip of metal, traditionally usually lead or brass and today sometimes stainless steel, used to hold panes of glass together in glazing.
name
- A surname.
- A commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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Etymology
See come.
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