"come from behind" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes from behind [present, singular, third-person], coming from behind [participle, present], came from behind [past], come from behind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> from behind}} come from behind (third-person singular simple present comes from behind, present participle coming from behind, simple past came from behind, past participle come from behind)
  1. (sports) To be in a winning position after having been in a losing position. Categories (topical): Sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for come from behind meaning in English (1.8kB)

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