come up from behind in English

Forms: comes up from behind [present, singular, third-person], coming up from behind [participle, present], came up from behind [past], come up from behind [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> up from behind}} come up from behind (third-person singular simple present comes up from behind, present participle coming up from behind, simple past came up from behind, past participle come up from behind)

Inflected forms

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"come up from behind" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms