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- DictionaryCome·back/ˈkəmˌbak/
noun
- 1. a return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful: "the heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback"
- 2. a quick reply to a critical remark: informal "some of my best comebacks just go right over people's heads"
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The meaning of COMEBACK is a sharp or witty reply : retort. How to use comeback in a sentence.
a way of holding somebody responsible for something wrong that has been done to you. You agreed to the contract, so now you have no comeback. Definition of comeback noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a successful attempt to become powerful, important, or famous again: She's made a comeback with her first new album for twenty years. (Definition of comeback from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of comeback noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc. The ex-champion kept trying to make a comeback. 2. a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte. That was a great comeback the comedian made to the hecklers. 3. informal. a basis or cause of complaint.
a return to the higher success of an earlier time: I think he is staging a comeback. a clever or effective answer; retort: had a nasty comeback to his criticism of her plan.
COME BACK meaning: 1. to return to a place: 2. If a style or a fashion comes back, it becomes popular again after…. Learn more.
