"come on to" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes on to [present, singular, third-person], coming on to [participle, present], came on to [past], come on to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> on to|head=come on to}} come on to (third-person singular simple present comes on to, present participle coming on to, simple past came on to, past participle come on to)
  1. (transitive, informal) To make a romantic or sexual advance to. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: hit on, make a pass Derived forms: come-on [noun] Related terms: come on [verb] Translations (make a romantic or sexual advance to): flirten (Dutch), iskeä (Finnish), yrittää (Finnish), flirttailla (Finnish), lähestyä (Finnish), lähennellä (Finnish), draguer [slang] (French), anmachen (German), anflirten (German), kikezd (with -val/-vel) (Hungarian), hajt (note: with -ra/-re) (Hungarian), flörtöl (Hungarian), flirtare (Italian), 轻薄 (qīngbó) (Mandarin), 吃豆腐 (chī dòufu) (Mandarin), flirtować (Polish), podrywać (Polish), dar em cima [Brazil] (Portuguese), закадри́ть (zakadrítʹ) (Russian), флиртовать (flirtovatʹ) (Russian), ухаживать (uxaživatʹ) (Russian), tirar los tejos [Spain] (Spanish), insinuarse (Spanish), pinchar con alguien (Spanish), tirar la onda [Mexico] (Spanish), ligar (Spanish), stöta (på) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-come_on_to-en-verb-1gHR38md Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on), English phrasal verbs with particle (to) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 82 18 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (to): 82 18 Disambiguation of 'make a romantic or sexual advance to': 100 0
  2. To start to.
    Sense id: en-come_on_to-en-verb-zdh5dibq

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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
      "word": "flirtare"
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      "word": "flirtować"
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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
      "word": "podrywać"
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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
      "word": "флиртовать"
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      "sense": "make a romantic or sexual advance to",
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