"come short" meaning in All languages combined

See come short on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: comes short [present, singular, third-person], coming short [participle, present], came short [past], come short [participle, past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> short}} come short (third-person singular simple present comes short, present participle coming short, simple past came short, past participle come short)
  1. (+ of) to miss
    Sense id: en-come_short-en-verb-hikt-vgy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (+ of) to be inferior to
    Sense id: en-come_short-en-verb-7JDfSKv1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: come short, fall short [idiomatic], play second fiddle [idiomatic], suck [US, slang], sux0r [Internet], take a back seat [idiomatic], undermatch, want Hypernyms: be unequal

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "comes short",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coming short",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "came short",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "come short",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "come short (third-person singular simple present comes short, present participle coming short, simple past came short, past participle come short)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "be unequal"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English light verb constructions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to miss"
      ],
      "id": "en-come_short-en-verb-hikt-vgy",
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of#English"
        ],
        [
          "miss",
          "miss"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "+ of",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(+ of) to miss"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "to be inferior to"
      ],
      "id": "en-come_short-en-verb-7JDfSKv1",
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          "of",
          "of#English"
        ],
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "+ of",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(+ of) to be inferior to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)t"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "come short"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "fall short"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "play second fiddle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "suck"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "sux0r"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "take a back seat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "undermatch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "want"
    }
  ],
  "word": "come short"
}
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "exceed"
    }
  ],
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    "English lemmas",
    "English light verb constructions",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)t",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)t/2 syllables"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "comes short",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coming short",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "came short",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "come short",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "come<,,came,come> short"
      },
      "expansion": "come short (third-person singular simple present comes short, present participle coming short, simple past came short, past participle come short)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "be unequal"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to miss"
      ],
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        [
          "of",
          "of#English"
        ],
        [
          "miss",
          "miss"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "+ of",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(+ of) to miss"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be inferior to"
      ],
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        [
          "of",
          "of#English"
        ],
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "+ of",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(+ of) to be inferior to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)t"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "come short"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "fall short"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "play second fiddle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "suck"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "sux0r"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "take a back seat"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "undermatch"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:come short",
      "word": "want"
    }
  ],
  "word": "come short"
}

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