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View synonyms for came

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of came1

First recorded in 1680–90; special use of came “ridge”; comb, kame 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of came1

C17: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

But he kept visits brief, fearing he wouldn’t have enough time to escape if state-aligned gunmen came to attack.

“The idea for ‘The Apprentice’ came straight from my brain while I was in the Amazon shooting ‘Survivor 6,’” Burnett told The Times in 2004.

The German composer, whose work often plumbed the ancient past, came across them in 1934.

Some residents have reported seeing no fire trucks as they fled their west Altadena homes hours before the evacuation order came, and even after the order was issued.

“I dropped everything and came running. It was my worst nightmare.”

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