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

Instead, it all came unglued in the top of the third.

From Los Angeles Times

It then bounced back into the road where it crashed into a bridge divider and came to rest, according to KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times

"He handed his phone over to me and I typed in my account details, clicked send, and it came up with a successful payment notification," Mr Rudd said.

From BBC

Van Hollen's rebuff came a day after another US member of Congress, West Virginia Republican Riley Moore, was allowed by Salvadoran authorities to enter the prison.

From BBC

Eventually an email came from Meta, telling her that the case was closed, even though she was still unable to access her page.

From BBC