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

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg