"comeback" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌmbæk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comeback.wav [Southern-England] Forms: comebacks [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from come back. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|come back}} Deverbal from come back Head templates: {{en-noun}} comeback (plural comebacks)
  1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. Translations (return to fame etc.): връщане (vrǎštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), tilbagekomst [common-gender] (Danish), comeback [neuter] (Danish), afturkoma [feminine] (Faroese), paluu (Finnish), comeback (Finnish), Rückkehr [feminine] (German), Comeback [neuter] (German), endurkoma [feminine] (Icelandic), afturkoma [feminine] (Icelandic), 復活 (fukkatsu) (Japanese), カムバック (kamubakku) (Japanese), 재기 (jaegi) (alt: 再起) (Korean), 컴백 (keombaek) (Korean), comeback [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), gjenkomst (Norwegian Bokmål), comeback [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gjenkomst (Norwegian Nynorsk), comeback [masculine] (Polish), возвраще́ние (vozvraščénije) [neuter] (Russian), камбэ́к (kambɛ́k) (note: of movie stars) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), återkomst [common-gender] (Swedish), comeback [common-gender] (Swedish), пове́рнення (povérnennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), камбе́к (kambék) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-comeback-en-noun-OYRFI9AL Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 29 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 16 37 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 27 23 25 Disambiguation of 'return to fame etc.': 71 20 9
  2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. Synonyms: rejoinder, retort Translations (retort or answer): отговор (otgovor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), възражение (vǎzraženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vastaveto (Finnish), repartie [feminine] (French), visszavágás (Hungarian), riposzt (Hungarian), kupu paremata (Maori), riposta [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-comeback-en-noun-zSlVV2be Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 29 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 16 37 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 27 23 25 Disambiguation of 'retort or answer': 2 97 2
  3. (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage): remuntada [feminine] (Catalan), nousu (Finnish), remontée [feminine] (French), comeback [masculine] (French), کامبک (kâmbak) (Persian), virada [feminine] (Portuguese), remontada [feminine] (Spanish), камбе́к (kambék) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-comeback-en-noun-KHaxrUG5 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 29 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 16 37 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 27 23 25 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage': 2 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comeback kid, comeback money, comeback queen, comeback sauce Related terms: come back

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌmbæk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comeback.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Deverbal from come back. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|come back}} Deverbal from come back Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} comeback
  1. Misspelling of come back. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: come back
    Sense id: en-comeback-en-verb-FNB~mXri Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 29 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 16 37 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 27 23 25

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "vozvraščénije",
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        "(sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw."
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          "_dis1": "2 4 93",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 93",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "virada"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 93",
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          "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
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          "_dis1": "2 4 93",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kambék",
          "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
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          "word": "камбе́к"
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English misspellings",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
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    {
      "word": "comeback money"
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    {
      "word": "comeback queen"
    },
    {
      "word": "comeback sauce"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "comeback",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "comeback",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ French: comeback m"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "de",
            "2": "Comeback",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "n"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "nb",
            "2": "comeback",
            "bor": "1",
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        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "nn",
            "2": "comeback",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "n"
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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Nynorsk: comeback n",
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        }
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            "tr": "kâmbak"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: کامبک (kâmbak)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "камбэ́к",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: камбэ́к m (kambɛ́k)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: камбэ́к m (kambɛ́k)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "comeback",
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      "depth": 1,
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            "g": "m"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Ukrainian: камбе́к m (kambék)"
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        }
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        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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        "General-American"
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        "Southern-England"
      ],
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vrǎštane",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "връщане"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tilbagekomst"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afturkoma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "paluu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rückkehr"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "endurkoma"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afturkoma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukkatsu",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "復活"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kamubakku",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "カムバック"
    },
    {
      "alt": "再起",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaegi",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "재기"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "keombaek",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "컴백"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "gjenkomst"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "word": "gjenkomst"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozvraščénije",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возвраще́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "of movie stars",
      "roman": "kambɛ́k",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "камбэ́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "återkomst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povérnennja",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "пове́рнення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kambék",
      "sense": "return to fame etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "камбе́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otgovor",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отговор"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzraženie",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "възражение"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "word": "vastaveto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "repartie"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "word": "visszavágás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "word": "riposzt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "word": "kupu paremata"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "retort or answer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "riposta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "remuntada"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "word": "nousu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "remontée"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comeback"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kâmbak",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "word": "کامبک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "virada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "remontada"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kambék",
      "sense": "sports: overcoming a substantial disadvantage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "камбе́к"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English misspellings",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʌmbæk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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}

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