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• past tense form of come.

came

¹ American  

[kaym] / keɪm /

verb

1. simple past tense of come.

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came ² American  

[kaym] / 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”; see comb, kame ¹

Example Sentences

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came

The criminal charge came a week after the Pasadena Humane Society announced that the rare white fowl had recovered from its injuries and was relocated to a private ranch in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The next call came from Blanche, who demanded diGenova fly to Washington for a meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He had completed bowel screening kits sent through the post for several years before one test came back positive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Gross played 66 times for Dortmund, scoring one goal and assisting 17 times, but on 2 January 2026, he came back to Brighton.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I eventually came to terms with what she did,” Grandma replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold