name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
came
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard: /ˈkeɪ̯m/
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Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard: [ˈkheɪ̯m]
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/ˈkeːm/ US, Canada, monophthongization
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[ˈkheːm] US, Canada, monophthongization
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Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈkæ̝ɪ̯m/
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Australian, New-Zealand: [ˈkhæ̝ɪ̯m]
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rhymes with -eɪm
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CMU ARPABET: K EY1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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noun
Meaning 3
A grooved strip of metal, traditionally usually lead or brass and today sometimes stainless steel, used to hold panes of glass together in glazing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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prep
Meaning 4
Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
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verb
Meaning 5
simple past of come
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
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verb
Meaning 6
past participle of come
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
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verb
Meaning 7
simple past of cum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
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History
Etymology
Attested from the 17th century, of unknown origin. Possibly from kame (“a ridge”). Compare Scots came (“comb”), Scots kame (“combing; a ridge”), and Middle English camet (“silver”).
See come.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: plomb — A grooved strip of metal for glasswork
- Polish: ramka — A grooved strip of metal for glasswork