comeback en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈkʰʌmbak] (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈkɐmbæk/ (Australia)
- [ˈkʰɐ̞mbæk] (Australia)
- /ˈkʌmbak/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈkʰʌmbæk] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkəmbak/ (Wales)
- [ˈkʰʊmbak] ~ [ˈkʰʊmbäk] (Midlands, Northern-England)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkʌmbæk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkʊmbak/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
- /ˈkɐmbɛk/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈkʰʌmbäk] (Scotland)
- [ˈkʰɐ̞mbɛk] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈkʰəmbak] (Wales)
- /ˈkʌmbak/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Deverbal from come back.
Meanings
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A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
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."
2013 December 6, alim17, “Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014!”, in allkpop.com:That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
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A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
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An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.
2011 February 5, Paul Fletcher, “Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comebacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
comeback money · comeback queen · turn a setback into a comeback · comeback sauce · comeback kid
Descendants
камбе́к · 컴백 · comeback · کامبک · comeback · comeback · comeback · Comeback · камбэ́к · comeback · comeback · comeback · カムバック
Synonyms
Translations (52)
es remontada (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · sv återkomst (return to fame etc.) · fi vastaveto (retort or answer) · fi comeback (return to fame etc.) · cmn 機智回應 /机智回应 (retort or answer) · pl riposta (retort or answer) · de Retourkutsche (retort or answer) · nb comeback (return to fame etc.) · nb snuoperasjon (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · bg отговор (retort or answer) · es repunte (return to fame etc.) · ja 復活 (return to fame etc.) · nn gjenkomst (return to fame etc.) · ru камбэ́к (return to fame etc.) · pl comeback (return to fame etc.) · fr repartie (retort or answer) · fi paluu (return to fame etc.) · de Comeback (return to fame etc.) · ja カムバック (return to fame etc.) · ar رِيمُونْتَادَا (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · ko 재기 (return to fame etc.) · fi nousu (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · sv comeback (return to fame etc.) · ru возвраще́ние (return to fame etc.) · fa کامبک (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · fr remontée (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · de Rückkehr (return to fame etc.) · hu visszavágás (retort or answer) · fo afturkoma (return to fame etc.) · nn comeback (return to fame etc.) · bg възражение (retort or answer) · cmn 逆轉勝 /逆转胜 (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · nb gjenkomst (return to fame etc.) · uk пове́рнення (return to fame etc.) · da tilbagekomst (return to fame etc.) · is endurkoma (return to fame etc.) · nb comeback (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · uk камбе́к (return to fame etc.) · ca remuntada (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · is afturkoma (return to fame etc.) · cmn 東山再起 /东山再起 (return to fame etc.) · es retorno (return to fame etc.) · mi kupu paremata (retort or answer) · ru камбэк (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · pt virada (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · el ανατροπή (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · uk камбе́к (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · da comeback (return to fame etc.) · fr comeback (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage) · hu riposzt (retort or answer) · ko 컴백 (return to fame etc.) · bg връщане (return to fame etc.)