came

¹

[keym]

verb

1. simple past tense of come.

came

²

[keym]

noun

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

came

¹

/ keɪm /

verb

1. the past tense of come

came

²

/ keɪm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of came¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of came¹

C17: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

She pushed singles, 48 in total, and the four boundaries that came in her last 10 balls were as many as she scored in her first 50.

From BBC

The anniversary came less than a week after a deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester.

From BBC

Paramount came out of the gate with big deals, scoring the UFC, the Duffer Brothers and “South Park” streaming rights.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are starting life again, collecting spoon by spoon, plate by plate. Famine came, and we ground pigeon-feed to eat, and lived on wild greens," she told us.

From BBC

It came after a speech packed with new policies aimed at grabbing political attention and setting out clear dividing lines with her opponents.

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