"come through" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-come through.ogg [Australia] 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.), {{m|enm|comen thurgh}} comen thurgh, {{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 with particle (through) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 24 2 18 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (through): 41 5 20 5 19 10
  2. (idiomatic) To survive, to endure. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-qXCUsfAu
  3. To be communicated or expressed successfully.
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-em250Q8o
  4. (intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-JYGHsAPe
  5. (with an object preceded by the preposition for or with) To not let somebody down, keep or fulfil one's word or promise. Synonyms: deliver
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-T6pMJhTq
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, through.
    Sense id: en-come_through-en-verb-7~~ZpgaB

Inflected forms

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