came

¹ American  

[keym] / keɪm /

verb

1. simple past tense of come.

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came ² American  

[keym] / keɪm /

noun

1. a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.

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came ¹ British  

/ keɪm /

verb

1. the past tense of come

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came ² British  

/ keɪm /

noun

1. a grooved strip of lead used to join pieces of glass in a stained-glass window or a leaded light

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Etymology

Origin of came

First recorded in 1680–90; special use of came “ridge”; comb, kame ¹

Example Sentences

The ruling came as governments increasingly grapple with regulating children's online activity amid growing concerns about social media addiction and exposure to inappropriate content.

From Barron's

But at a hearing in November, a Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge dismissed the case after new evidence came to light that called his version of events into question.

From Los Angeles Times

He sometimes came with his two young children, who ran around while he trained.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Feb. 4 came a reply unlike the others: “Approval of Appeal for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program.”

From Los Angeles Times

However, the judge said the CAA's application for a private prosecution had been "wholly inadequate" when it came to disclosing her social media activity towards him.

From BBC