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

Ms. Smith’s lyrics were written in 1971 and came after an argument with her sister, Linda, who disappeared for a day.

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Then came the daily announcements and receipts documenting scandalous spending outrages, not all of which lived up to their original billing.

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The Nov. 21 blackout came one week after Disney resolved a separate, high-profile dispute with Google’s YouTube TV.

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The breakthrough came when they traced the car to a local pub, where cameras had also captured the group in the hours before the crash.

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Estevao's moment of magic came 10 minutes after half time when he received the ball on the right before beating two defenders and lashing it into the roof of Joan Garcia's net.

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