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View synonyms for came

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of came1

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

Origin of came1

C17: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.

As soon as this attack [happened], Paris citizens came together to show were are not afraid, we are Charlie Hebdo.

Editorial and political cartoon pages from throughout the world almost unanimously came to the same conclusion.

Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.

Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.

The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.

Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.

He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.

The president sat in a chair which came over with the pilgrims in their ship, the Mayflower.

More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.

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