come a long way en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, in the perfect) To make significant progress.
Computer-generated graphics have come a long way in the past few decades.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comes a long way | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| coming a long way | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| come a long way | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| came a long way | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
de gewaltige Fortschritte machen (to make significant progress) · fi kehittyä paljon (to make significant progress) · fr faire du chemin (to make significant progress) · cmn 取得很大進步 /取得很大进步 (to make significant progress) · ru шагну́ть далеко́ вперёд (to make significant progress) · fr parcourir du chemin (to make significant progress) · pt evoluir bastante (to make significant progress) · es avanzar mucho (to make significant progress)