English Explanatory Dictionary

come on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To encounter, discover; to come upon.
To appear on a stage or in a performance.
To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing.
To progress, to develop; to come along.
To activate; to turn on.
To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.
To get one's period, start menstruating.
To enter the playing field.
Elaboration of come (in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement.
To appear or seem to be a particular.
To begin to feel the effects of a drug; to start causing effects.
To join a job, hobby or other practice.

intj

Come along with me; join me in going.
Synonym of let's go, a cheer or expression of support, encouragement, &c.
An expression of disbelief.
An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up.
An expression of defiance or as a challenge; approach; come at me.

Pronunciation

/ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ /ˌkʌm ˈɔn/ /ˌkʊm ˈɒn/ /ˌkʌm ˈɑn/ En-us-come on.ogg En-uk-come_on.ogg

Word forms

come on comes on coming on came on c'mon carn mon

Synonyms

come across hit on pass proposition all right c'mon carn come along come on go on heigh hon howay nice one zindabad let's go come off it shut up get out of here no way applesauce bender bollocks bosh bugger off bullcrap bullcrud bullfuck bullshit chinny reckon codswallop fiddle fiddledeedee fiddle-faddle fiddlefart fiddlestick fiddlesticks flummery fuck off gertcha get away get out of it get out of town get outta here get to fuck gimme a break give over harumph Hookey Walker horsefeathers horse hockey horseshit malarkey no nonsense pshaw pshh pshht pssh pssht

Antonyms

avast tut tut

Related words

come-on go on it's on on like Donkey Kong

Derived words

come on to

Translations

Catalan: vinga Catalan: som-hi Chinese Mandarin: 加油 Finnish: anna mennä Finnish: joo joo Finnish: hopi hopi Finnish: no niin French: allez French: mais enfin French: à la fin French: quoi French: voyons German: komm schon German: auf geht's German: Na kommt! German: komm schon! Hungarian: gyerünk! Indonesian: ayo Irish: seo leat! Irish: seo libh! Italian: dai dai! Japanese: 頑張って Korean: 파이팅 Macedonian: ајде Malay: ayuh Norwegian Bokmål: kom igjen Polish: masz to! Polish: weź Portuguese: vá lá Russian: дава́й Spanish: hala Spanish: vamos Spanish: venga Spanish: ale Spanish: hale Swedish: kom igen Ukrainian: дава́й Ukrainian: дава́йте Greek: επιτέλους Pannonian Rusyn: дай Pannonian Rusyn: гайде

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