comeback
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmbæk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
comeback (plural comebacks)
- A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
- That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
- 2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com[1]:
- According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale comeback! It will be the girls' first Korean comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy."
- A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
- (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
- 2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC[2]:
- Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.
Usage notes edit
In sense “reply”, more casual than retort or the somewhat formal rejoinder.
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
return to fame etc.
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retort or answer
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sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage
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Verb edit
comeback
- Misspelling of come back.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English comeback.
Pronunciation edit
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈkɑm.bɛk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: come‧back
Noun edit
comeback m (plural comebacks, diminutive comebackje n)
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
comeback (colloquial)
- comeback (return to popularity, success, fame etc.)
- Luulen, että se villitys tekee comebackiä.
- I think that fad is making a comeback.
Declension edit
Inflection of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackia | comebackeja | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
accusative | nom. | comeback | comebackit | |
gen. | comebackin | |||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackia | comebackeja | ||
inessive | comebackissa | comebackeissa | ||
elative | comebackista | comebackeista | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
adessive | comebackilla | comebackeilla | ||
ablative | comebackilta | comebackeilta | ||
allative | comebackille | comebackeille | ||
essive | comebackina | comebackeina | ||
translative | comebackiksi | comebackeiksi | ||
abessive | comebackitta | comebackeitta | ||
instructive | — | comebackein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Inflection of comeback (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackiä | comebackejä | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | comeback | comebackit | ||
accusative | nom. | comeback | comebackit | |
gen. | comebackin | |||
genitive | comebackin | comebackien | ||
partitive | comebackiä | comebackejä | ||
inessive | comebackissä | comebackeissä | ||
elative | comebackistä | comebackeistä | ||
illative | comebackiin | comebackeihin | ||
adessive | comebackillä | comebackeillä | ||
ablative | comebackiltä | comebackeiltä | ||
allative | comebackille | comebackeille | ||
essive | comebackinä | comebackeinä | ||
translative | comebackiksi | comebackeiksi | ||
abessive | comebackittä | comebackeittä | ||
instructive | — | comebackein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “comeback”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English comeback.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
comeback m (plural comebacks)
- (anglicism) comeback; a return
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
comeback m or n (definite singular comebacken or comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebackene or comebacka)
- a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)
References edit
- “comeback” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
comeback n (definite singular comebacket, indefinite plural comeback, definite plural comebacka)
- a comeback (return by a well-known person to the activity in which they were famous after a long absence)
References edit
- “comeback” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
comeback m inan
- comeback (return to fame)
Declension edit
Declension of comeback
singular | plural | |
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nominative | comeback | comebacki |
genitive | comebacku | comebacków |
dative | comebackowi | comebackom |
accusative | comeback | comebacki |
instrumental | comebackiem | comebackami |
locative | comebacku | comebackach |
vocative | comebacku | comebacki |
Further reading edit
- comeback in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.
Noun edit
comeback c
Declension edit
Declension of comeback | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | comeback | comebacken | comebacker | comebackerna |
Genitive | comebacks | comebackens | comebackers | comebackernas |