Came
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkeɪ̯m/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Came is a verb meaning simple past of come.
Meaning
simple past of come.
More Meanings
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of come
- simple past of cum
- Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
- A grooved strip of metal, traditionally usually lead or brass and today sometimes stainless steel, used to hold panes of glass together in glazing.
Example Sentences
I don't know why her ass couldn't have just waited until I had got ready so we could have came together. It's bad enough I even have to be in this mothafucka.
With that army the British army, in the course of its operations, must have came in contact; and, if that were likely, (may rather if it was impossible to avoid it.) I will ask, whether, under all the circumstances of Europe[…]
Thailand's expansion of access to secondary and tertiary education is unlikely to have came at the expense of quality. International achievement test^([sic]) show Thai students consistently outperforming not just Indonesia, whose per capita national income is less than half of Thailand's[…]
Came Christmas by which, at the outset, everybody knew it would be over, and it was not over. Came June, 1915, concerning which, at the outset, he had joined with Mr. Fortune, Twyning and Harold in laughter at his own grotesque idea of the war lasting to the dramatic effect of a culminating battle on the centenary of Waterloo, and the war had lasted, and was still lasting.
Word Forms
- cames
Synonyms for came
Depending on context, synonyms include by.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include got, broke, took, went, ran, grew.
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