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- ▪ (of a state or condition) start to arrive or happen
- ▪ make progress; develop
come on/upon somebody/something. [no passive] (formal) to meet or find somebody/something by chance. Definition of come on phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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ˈcome-on noun [countable usually singular] informal something that someone does deliberately to make someone else sexually interested in them Rick’s the kind of guy who thinks every smile is a come-on. give somebody the come-on (=do something to show you are sexually interested in someone) → come on to somebody/something Examples from the Corpus...
COME ON definition: 1. to start to happen or work: 2. to make progress: 3. used to encourage someone to do something…. Learn more.
A come-on is a gesture or remark which someone makes in order to encourage another person to make sexual advances to them.
A come-on is a gesture or remark which someone makes in order to encourage another person to make sexual advances to them.
noun. , Slang. inducement; lure. come on. verb. (of power, a water supply, etc) to become available; start running or functioning. to make or show progress; develop. my plants are coming on nicely. to advance, esp in battle. to begin. a new bowler has come on. she felt a cold coming on. theatre to make an entrance on stage.
Definitions of come-on. noun. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward. synonyms: enticement, lure. see more. noun. anything that serves as an enticement. synonyms: bait, hook, lure, sweetener. see more.
