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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈkʌmbæk/
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
[ˈkhʌmbæk]
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British, Southern, Standard:
/ˈkʌmbak/
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British, Southern, Standard:
[ˈkhʌmbak]
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Australian:
/ˈkɐmbæk/
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Australian:
[ˈkhɐ̞mbæk]
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New-Zealand:
/ˈkɐmbɛk/
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New-Zealand:
[ˈkhɐ̞mbɛk]
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Midlands, Northern-England:
/ˈkʊmbak/
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Midlands, Northern-England:
[ˈkhʊmbak] ~ [ˈkhʊmbäk]
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CMU ARPABET:
K AH1 M B AE2 K
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A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rejoinder, retort
Antonyms: none provided
An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Misspelling of come back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reappearance, return
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, counter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reply, response
Narrower terms: sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth
Across languages
Translations 56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
връщане
(vrǎštane)
— return to fame etc.
Chinese Mandarin :
東山再起 /东山再起
(dōngshānzàiqǐ)
— return to fame etc.
Danish :
tilbagekomst
— return to fame etc.
Danish :
comeback
— return to fame etc.
Faroese :
afturkoma
— return to fame etc.
Finnish :
paluu
— return to fame etc.
Finnish :
comeback
— return to fame etc.
German :
Rückkehr
— return to fame etc.
German :
Comeback
— return to fame etc.
Icelandic :
endurkoma
— return to fame etc.
Icelandic :
afturkoma
— return to fame etc.
Japanese :
復活
(fukkatsu)
— return to fame etc.
Japanese :
カムバック
(kamubakku)
— return to fame etc.
Korean :
재기
(jaegi)
— return to fame etc.
Korean :
컴백
(keombaek)
— return to fame etc.
Norwegian Bokmål :
comeback
— return to fame etc.
Norwegian Bokmål :
gjenkomst
— return to fame etc.
Norwegian Nynorsk :
comeback
— return to fame etc.
Norwegian Nynorsk :
gjenkomst
— return to fame etc.
Polish :
comeback
— return to fame etc.
Russian :
возвраще́ние
(vozvraščénije)
— return to fame etc.
Russian :
камбэ́к
(kambɛ́k)
— return to fame etc.
Spanish :
retorno
— return to fame etc.
Spanish :
repunte
— return to fame etc.
Swedish :
återkomst
— return to fame etc.
Swedish :
comeback
— return to fame etc.
Ukrainian :
пове́рнення
(povérnennja)
— return to fame etc.
Ukrainian :
камбе́к
(kambék)
— return to fame etc.
Bulgarian :
отговор
(otgovor)
— retort or answer
Bulgarian :
възражение
(vǎzraženie)
— retort or answer
Chinese Mandarin :
機智回應 /机智回应
(jīzhì huíyìng)
— retort or answer
Finnish :
vastaveto
— retort or answer
French :
repartie
— retort or answer
German :
Retourkutsche
— retort or answer
Hungarian :
visszavágás
— retort or answer
Hungarian :
riposzt
— retort or answer
Māori :
kupu paremata
— retort or answer
Polish :
riposta
— retort or answer
Spanish :
contrarréplica
— retort or answer
Spanish :
despachurramiento
— retort or answer
Spanish :
espachurramiento
— retort or answer
Spanish :
despachurro
— retort or answer
Arabic :
رِيمُونْتَادَا
(rīmūntādā)
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Catalan :
remuntada
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Chinese Mandarin :
逆轉勝 /逆转胜
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Finnish :
nousu
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
French :
remontée
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
French :
comeback
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Greek :
ανατροπή
(anatropí)
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Norwegian Bokmål :
comeback
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Norwegian Bokmål :
snuoperasjon
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Persian :
کامبک
(kâmbak)
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Portuguese :
virada
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Russian :
камбэк
(kambɛk)
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Spanish :
remontada
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
Ukrainian :
камбе́к
(kambék)
— sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
