come back

1. Retort or reply; also, retaliate. For example, No matter how many insults he flings, I can always come back with another . [Late 1800s]

2. Return to or regain past success or popularity, as in It's hard to come back from two sets down and win the match , or Long hemlines are coming back this fall . [Early 1900s]

3. Return to one's mind, as in Her name came back to me after I saw her picture . [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

“Just tell them they have to come back five days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.”

From New York Times

The company then used the data it gathered to make its search engine better, which kept customers coming back.

From New York Times

Crew came back to finish the filming after they realised it might help Hutchins' family.

From BBC

I thanked her for being courageous and trusting that she’d instilled in me the tools, the qualities, the values that would allow me to thrive out there and come back.

From Los Angeles Times

"My mum came back with a two-man canoe despite not living near any suitable body of water," one Reddit user posted on a thread about things people had found.

From BBC

Related Words

• recover
• resume