Come Back (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Return
• Hark Back
• Recall

Hypernyms

• Refer
• Denote

Hyponyms

• Recur
• Go Back

Meaning ²

Answer back.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Rejoin
• Retort
• Return
• Riposte
• Repay

Hypernyms

• Answer
• Respond

Related Words

• Comeback (noun)

Meaning ³

Be restored; "Her old vigor returned".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• After the successful surgery, her strength started to come back and she was able to walk on her own.
• The sales began to come back up once the company introduced its new marketing strategy.
• Years of drought had damaged the land, but after a few years of heavy rainfall the vegetation started to come back.
• Following her retirement, she took up painting again and her creativity started to come back as she experimented with different techniques.
• Once her medication started working, her drive began to come back, allowing her to once again enjoy her favorite activities.

Synonyms

• Return

Hypernyms

• Re-emerge

Meaning ⁴

Even the score, in sports.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.