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# comeback

noun (a comeback, comebacks); verb phrase (come back, comes back, came back, coming back)

«comeback» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A comeback is when someone or something becomes successful or popular again after a bad time: the team made a great comeback. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#m1)
2. A comeback is a quick, clever reply to an insult or a joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#m2)
3. (written as two words, verb) To come back means to return. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#m3)

### In the lessons

In sport, «a comeback» is when a team losing badly fights back to win or draw; in music and fashion, an old style or star can make a comeback. In playground talk, «a good comeback» is a smart answer; pupils learn that a kind or calm reply is better than a mean one. Phrases: «make a comeback», «stage a comeback», «comeback kid», «a quick comeback».

### Examples

- Our team was 3–0 down but made an amazing comeback. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#x1)
- Flared jeans are making a comeback. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#x2)
- The singer's comeback concert sold out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#x3)
- He had no comeback when she proved him wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#x4)
- Her funny comeback made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#x5)
- Come back home before dark! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/#x6)

### Note

Noun is one word: «a comeback»; verb is two words: «come back». In maths/sport problems, a comeback means one side's score overtakes the other's: from 0–3 to 4–3 they scored 4 goals in a row.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «comeback» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comeback/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«comeback» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/comeback.html) on Mova free.