COME BACKとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

come back (third-person singular simple present comes back, present participle coming back, simple past came back, past participle come back)

1. (intransitive) To return to a place.
   • 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     But he never knew that it really was his own Bunny, come back to look at the child who had first helped him to be Real.

2. (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.

   Suddenly it all came back to him, the tea, the petite madeleines, his mother.

3. (intransitive) To return to a relationship with a former romantic partner.
   • 2009 July 14, Ingrid Michaelson, “Maybe”, in Everybody‎:

     […] I don't wanna sit on the pavement while you fly / But I will, I will, oh yes I will / 'Cause maybe, in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back around / Maybe, in the future, you're gonna come back, you're gonna come back […]

4. (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.

   Many people counted him out, but he came back better than ever.

   Paisley is coming back this year.

   I'll come back to the harder questions after finishing the rest of the test.

5. (intransitive) To retort.

   He came back with one of his snide remarks.

派生語

参考

• go back

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈkʌmbæk/

名詞

comeback (plural comebacks)

1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.

   That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.

   • 2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com‎:

     According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale comeback! It will be the girls' first Korean comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy."

2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

   Synonyms: rejoinder, retort

   I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.

3. (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
   • 2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC‎:

     Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.

使用する際の注意点

In the sense of reply, more casual than retort or the somewhat formal rejoinder.

派生語

派生した語

動詞

comeback

1. Misspelling of come back.

(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)