"come online" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-come online.ogg [Australia] Forms: comes online [present, singular, third-person], coming online [participle, present], came online [past], come online [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> online}} come online (third-person singular simple present comes online, present participle coming online, simple past came online, past participle come online)
  1. (idiomatic) To enter service or become active. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_online-en-verb-p-N1Le78
  2. (idiomatic) To log in to an Internet communication system, such as an instant messenger, online game or forum. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: down the line
    Sense id: en-come_online-en-verb-jEAd-64z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84

Download JSON data for come online meaning in English (1.9kB)

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        "(idiomatic) To log in to an Internet communication system, such as an instant messenger, online game or forum."
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