"come through" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-come through.ogg Forms: comes through [present, singular, third-person], coming through [participle, present], came through [past], come through [participle, past]
Etymology: Conflation of Middle English þurȝcomyn (v. inf.), with inseparable prefix, and comen thurgh, a verb-adverb/preposition combination. Cf. German durchkommen, where the prefix is separable. Equivalent to come + through. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|þurȝcomyn|pos=v. inf.}} Middle English þurȝcomyn (v. inf.), {{cog|de|durchkommen}} German durchkommen, {{com|en|come|through|nocat=1}} come + through Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> through}} come through (third-person singular simple present comes through, present participle coming through, simple past came through, past participle come through)
  1. To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-N5LTgVqI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "through", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 20 2 4 18 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "through": 42 5 19 5 7 15 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 10 26 5 7 18 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 8 21 2 3 17 2
  2. (idiomatic) To survive, to endure. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-qXCUsfAu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 10 26 5 7 18 4
  3. To be communicated or expressed successfully.
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-em250Q8o Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 10 26 5 7 18 4
  4. (intransitive, slang) To provide information on something; to confess. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-LzVgfqUp
  5. (intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed; to survive and overcome struggles. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-Qm8kONqo
  6. (with an object preceded by the preposition for or with) To not let somebody down, keep or fulfil one's word or promise; to deliver (something). Synonyms: deliver
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-uUZxepiM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 10 26 5 7 18 4
  7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, through.
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-7~~ZpgaB

Inflected forms

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